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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 04:36:01 -0400
From: Janos Dohanics <web AT 3dresearch DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Cron jobs don't run
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On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:14:38 -0400
"Pierre A. Humblet" <Pierre DOT Humblet AT ieee DOT org> wrote:

> At 04:59 PM 11/1/2010, Janos Dohanics wrote:
> >I'm trying to set up cron jobs in a new cygwin installation. The cron
> >service is running, but jobs are not executed.
> >
> >I ran cron_diagnose.sh which says "The SYSTEM user cannot access the
> >mount point /usr/bin". mount shows:
> 
> On cygwin 1.5:
> C:~: fgrep -1 'access' /bin/cron_diagnose.sh | fgrep cannot
>          echo "The SYSTEM user cannot access the mount point
> ${mnt_point}." On cygwin 1.7
> C:~: fgrep -1 'access' /bin/cron_diagnose.sh | fgrep cannot
> 
> So you are using an old version of cron_diagnose.
> 
> To debug, start with a crontab that executes a simple
> command  such as "date >> /tmp/cron.out" every minute.
> You can use "cronevents" to view the log.
> If you need more help, run "cronbug" and send it as an attachment.
> 
> Pierre

Pierre,

Thank you for your help.

Before I had the chance to read your e-mail though, I have reinstalled
cygwin and cron works now.

-- 
Janos Dohanics

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