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Re: Why this crontab does not work?



Makaveli wrote:
> Magicloud Magiclouds wrote:
> >root@localhost # crontab -l
> ># m h  dom mon dow   command
> >*       0,12    *       *       *       root    /root/update.sh
>
> Add an another line below this one. I once had that the last line 
> wouldn't be executed. So put a # there or something.

The problem is the "root" part.  Personal Sysv-like crontabs don't
have a user specification.  The comment before that line shows the
fields properly.

Bob



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