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From:	"ASH, JAMES (SBCSI)" <ja7295 AT sbc DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	RE: cron doesn't run (was: Re: login and ssh: can't authenticate)
Date:	Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:04:40 -0600
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One thing that seems to be an issue with this is that, if my pc isn't
networked (not connected to our lan), then cron works.  Has anyone else
experienced this?

-----Original Message-----
From: ASH, JAMES (SBCSI) 
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:02 AM
To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
Subject: RE: cron doesn't run (was: Re: login and ssh: can't
authenticate)


I and several others have posted this same questions many times. AFAIK, no
one has a solution yet. We are all eager to find one.
Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Corinna Vinschen [mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 2:24 AM
To: Cygwin List
Cc: Ryan T. Sammartino
Subject: Re: cron doesn't run (was: Re: login and ssh: can't
authenticate)


On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 02:35:28PM -0800, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 01:37:59PM -0800, Ryan T. Sammartino wrote:
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Here's a little more info from the Event Viewer.
> 
> cron says:
> 
> The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /USR/SBIN/CRON ) cannot
> be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
> information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
> computer. The following information is part of the event: /USR/SBIN/CRON
> : Win32 Process Id = 0x288 : Cygwin Process Id = 0x288 : (ryans) CMD
> (/usr/bin/echo Cron works!).
> 
> 
> and then it says:
> 
> The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( /USR/SBIN/CRON ) cannot
> be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
> information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
> computer. The following information is part of the event: /USR/SBIN/CRON
> : Win32 Process Id = 0x288 : Cygwin Process Id = 0x288 : (CRON) error
> (can't switch user context).
> 
> 
> How do I fix this "can't switch user context" error?

Dunno.  Try the various hints on this mailing list.  Is CYGWIN=ntsec?
Is your /etc/group ok?

Corinna

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