RE: cron will not execute commands

["Harig, Mark" <maharig at idirect dot net>]

1. Here is a more recent version of the diagnostic
   script.  It has fixed several bugs.  Please
   run it.

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg00379.html

2. It's not clear from your message whether you
   are having problems getting cron to run, or
   whether you are having problems only with
   the specific commands that you want run.

   Please try a simple crontab entry such as the
   following to establish that cron is running:

   * * * * * /usr/bin/date >> /tmp/date.txt

3. Verify that the environment that cron sees is
   adequate for what your program needs:

   * * * * * /usr/bin/env > /tmp/env.txt
> 
> 
> Hello:)
> 
> To whom It may concern-
> 
> I am trying to have cron execute a simple rsync command, but 
> have run across
> substantial problems trying to make it work. I have "rtfm" 
> documentation -
> user guide, FAQ, Google and mail archives when I came across this
> 
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2003-12/msg00711.html
> 
> I have run the cron_diagnose.sh and followed the suggestion 
> done it twice so
> now I am sending you this. By the way it works fine from the 
> command line. I
> have also included the messages.txt from tail -f 
> /var/log/messages for this
> crontab.
> 
> Will someone respond to this?
> 
> Need help.
> 
> Thanks:
> Steve Nutt
> 

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