I cannot seem to get cron to work on my host.
redhat
# uname -a
Linux seebs11.wes.army.mil 2.6.9-5.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 5 19:30:39 EST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

# rpm -q vixie-cron
vixie-cron-4.1-20_EL
# /sbin/service crond status
crond (pid 15437) is running...

Example:

I look in /etc/ and see a cron.deny but no entries in it. There is not a cron.allow.
I can run the script manually and it works..but through cron it never runs nor rights out a log.

As root:
08 11 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo
08 16 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo

I have also stopped and started the crond service.

Any ideas?

Give it the absolute path in the cron: Instead of cat xxxx, try /bin/cat xxx.

That should get ya going.

cron has a skimpy PATH. As a result programs that run from the command line sometimes fail to run under cron because the program is not found and there is no error message on the screen.

If that is your problem then the easiest way to solve the problem is to use the full pathname for the command in the cron line.

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Steve Stites

it's not the path...it's something to do with minutes/hour, below works:
* * * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo

Below does NOT work:
45 01 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo1
45 02 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo2
45 03 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo3
45 04 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo4
45 05 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo5
45 06 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo6
45 07 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo7
45 08 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo8
45 09 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo9
45 10 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo10
45 11 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo11
45 12 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo12
45 13 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo13
45 14 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo14
45 15 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo15
45 16 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo16
45 17 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo17
45 18 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo18
45 19 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo19
45 20 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo20
45 21 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo21
45 22 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo22
45 23 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo23
45 00 * * * cat /proc/meminfo >> /tmp/meminfo24

something goofy with time..resolved.

Dear

some times what happen, that you need to use the absolute path of command in cron, then it gives you result.

suppose you want to use cat command then first check its absolute path with which command, e.g., whcich cat
it will give you /bin/cat
so now use this path in cron

and also try to set cronjobs with crontab -e command
it will make userwise cronjobs

pl.let us know with your try.

Give a try to kcron

http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/200...ger/kcron2.gif