Try checking for the existence of either:
cron.allow and/or
cron.deny
These are access control lists that, as the names suggest, allow or
deny execution of cron jobs. It would not be an outrageous setup to have
root listed in cron.deny. If you're not logged in as root, and THERE is a
cron.allow file, have your username added to cron.allow. Conversely, make
sure that your username IS NOT in cron.deny
Also, when I use crontab, I typically encapsulate my commands within an
executable script. ie:
I would put your commands in a script called runperl (or something as
creative as that).
your commands:
/usr/local/bin/perl /home/gnielson/bin/program.pl
would be in runperl
chmod 700 runperl
making my permissions '-rwx------'
then I would but the cron scheduling info in another file called mycrontab:
0 8 * * * /home/gnielson/runperl
and finally submitting the script to cron:
crontab /home/gnielson/mycrontab
I know that it seems "tangled" but I suspect that part of your problem may
be how cron is interpreting your submission.
Gregory Cox
If money is the root of all evil, where's my shovel?
>From: gnielson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Quick question: why does crontab not work
>Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 15:12:38 -0400 (EDT)
>
>I am trying to figure out why crontab for root under my Redhat 6.0 isn't
>working, but it's working fine for my home directory.
>
>I have an entry:
>
>0 8 * * * /usr/local/bin/perl /home/gnielson/bin/program.pl
>
>and I have run crontab crontab on that file several times and it is not
>running. Any suggestions?
>
>Gary
>
>
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