cron service install with parameter

[Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc.)]

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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