On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 12:13:42PM +0800, Magicloud Magiclouds wrote: > Dear all, > I have a crontab like this: > > root@localhost # crontab -l > # m h dom mon dow command > * 0,12 * * * root /root/update.sh If this is in roots personal crontab then you don't need to tell cron to run the script as root. It already knows. -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby