Not sure if this related to the cron daemon error! On trying to start the cron the last time ie before rebooting the server. I typed cron on the SCO server. The comand ran ie it did not give any error - but did not start the cron daemon.
After rebooting the server the users now cannot access the server. They get an error "telnetd: access denied" even before getting log-in prompt. However, I can login directly on the server (locally), but the users cannot access the server via Winet emulator ie using telnet.
I also noted that the cron daemon stopped executing again!!
Please help as this server has been operational for the past 3 years without any problems.