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Subject: Re: Cronjobs
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:59:39 +0200
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To: Tom Troonbeeckx <tom.troonbeeckx@ideaxis.com>
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Hi Tom,

>I have some proplem with mine cronjobs.
>
>I edit mine /etc/crontab with the following command "crontab -e".
>The crontab looks like this
>
>SHELL=/bin/bash
>PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
>MAILTO=root
>HOME=/
>
># run-parts
>01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
>01 0 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
>30 14 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.twice.a.day
>30 18 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.twice.a.day
>22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
>42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
>3,18,33,48 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.quarter-hourly
>1,6,11,16,21,26,31,36,41,46,51,56 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.5-min
>
>I restarted the anacron-daemon.  I tested the cronjobs individually and they
>work fine.
>However, since I scheduled them I receive an email after each 5 and 15
>minutes with the message
>	/bin/bash: root: command not found
>  
>
Isnt better to use :

1-56/5 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.5-min

or 

*/5 * * * * .....
( I havent try that, but accorning to man page, it would work. )

vd, IT Admin of SuSE CR