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Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 09:12:32 -0400
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc.)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
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To: a12 <a12 AT swipnet DOT se>
CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cron service install with parameter
References: <3EBA3AC9 DOT E87B8652 AT swipnet DOT se>
In-Reply-To: <3EBA3AC9.E87B8652@swipnet.se>

a12 wrote:
> Hi gurus,
> 
> /usr/doc/Cygwin/cron.README tells how to install cron as
> Windows service:
> cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D
> 
> When crontab contains script files, they are not executed
> unless cron service is installed using:
> cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -d "Cygwin cron" -e
> "CYGWIN=tty ntsec"
> 
> May I suggest a small patch to cron.README ?


Sure.  Patch away!


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