How can I get crontab to execute process every 10 minutes?
 

I am trying to get a process ( SARG access log report tool ) to run every 10 minutes but I cannot get it to work.
Here is the content of the crontab file
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SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# m h dom mon dow user command
17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
#* 1 * * * root usr/bin/sarg
#@hourly root usr/bin/sarg
*/10 * * * * root usr/bin/sarg

#

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As you can see, I have commented out the "@hourly" command and inserted the /10 command to get it to execute every ten minutes but it still runs hourly.

Using the crontab -l command to list running jobs I get.
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# m h dom mon dow command
1 * * * * /usr/bin/sarg
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Showing that the process runs hourly, which indeed it does.
I have tried making the changes and restarting cron like this.

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root@ubuntu240110-desktop:~# sudo service cron stop
cron stop/waiting
root@ubuntu240110-desktop:~# sudo service cron start
cron start/running, process 16968
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Any ideas how to do ?
-keevill-
Using Ubuntu 10.04

*/10 * * * * command
Check out this site too.
Also, I think the reason your entry is not working is a typo, it should be

Now it works !! I guess I didn't need the 'root' in front of the command. Neat site too for auto crontab syntax !!
Thx,
-keevill-

You didn't necessarily have to be root, but you certainly need the / in front of usr/bin ;}

ahhh... !! Of course - I should have spotted that.

I too prefer to understand rather than blindly follow turnkey solutions - Many thx once again !
-keevill-