On 01-Aug-2000 Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > I'm getting these cron mails under potato: > > Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 06:42:01 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cron Daemon) > To: root > Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> root run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > > /bin/sh: root: command not found > > The cron's package /etc/crontab file doesn't indicate the format > has changed, but it looks like cron sees the `user' field as a > command in /etc/crontab: > > 42 6 * * * root run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > > Anyone else seen this behaviour? >
very odd, try diff'ing the crontab against another debian crontab, perhaps a well hidden syntax error is the issue here.
