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Old 08-08-2011
Problem with crontab file
I have a crontab file called /var/spool/cron/root with these contents. When I use the command, crontab -l, these are the contents which are displayed.

Code:
HOME=/
MAILTO=maintenance@mycompany.com; robl@mycompany.com
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
SHELL=/bin/bash
##run-parts
1	*	*	*	*	run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
2	4	*	*	*	run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22	4	*	*	7	run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
42	4	1	*	*	run-parts /etc/cron.monthly
10	0	*	*	*	run-parts /etc/cron.daily2
10	12	*	*	*	run-parts /etc/cron.daily2
1,16,31,46	*	*	*	*	/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/backupmng >/dev/null 2>&1
0	1	*	*	1	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/secur-check
0	1	*	*	1	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/send-report weekly
10	1	*	*	*	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/clean-sysstats
15	1	*	*	*	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/pack-sysstats day
15	1	*	*	1	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/pack-sysstats week
15	1	1	*	*	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/pack-sysstats month
15	1	1	*	*	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/pack-sysstats year
20	1	*	*	*	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/clean-events
0	3	*	*	7	/usr/local/psa/libexec/modules/watchdog/cp/clean-reports

I have a couple of questions, the first is pretty simple... I hope:

1. With regards to the '##run-parts' line at the top, does this mean that I do not need 'run-parts' in the command for the top six cronjobs?

2. I changed the crontab file from another one to this one. In the previous file, I entered an incorrect email address in the MAILTO field. Even though I have changed the crontab file and confirmed it is changed by using crontab -l, I am getting emails through saying:

Code:
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at this-server.info.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<wrongaddress1@this-server.info>:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)

<wrongaddress2@this-server.info>:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)

How can I check to see if there is another file crontab is using? I am thinking that there may be two running which are conflicting with each other?

Thanks in advance.

Bobble.
Last edited by pludi; 08-08-2011 at 06:19 AM..
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Old 08-08-2011
How did you change the file? If you edited it directly, that's incorrect. Try crontab -e.
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Old 08-10-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by jpradley
How did you change the file? If you edited it directly, that's incorrect. Try crontab -e.
I made crontab point to a different file. (Can't remember exactly how I did this but, by using crontab -l, I can see it worked).

Whenever I edit the crontab I do use crontab -e however.
 
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