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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 15:31:07 -0500
Subject: Cron NOT working Cygwin 1.3.22 Version on Windows 2000
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Summary
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ps -ef does NOT show cron process and the script check_db_status.sh  does NOT run as well.
However, I do see the services in Windows after net start command.

Any feedback will be very much appreciated...............................

Cygwin Version
==============
$ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-5.0 DELLDEMO 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) 2003-03-18 09:20 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin

Crontab Entries
===============
Jacharya AT DELLDEMO ~
$ crontab -l
00,15,30,45 7-21 * * * /home/Jacharya/check_db_status.sh delltest

$ pwd
/var/cron/tabs

$ ls -lt
total 1
-rw-r-----    1 Jacharya SYSTEM        361 Apr  8 14:01 Jacharya

$ cat Jacharya
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
# (/tmp/crontab.1360 installed on Tue Apr  8 14:01:36 2003)
# (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.6 2001/09/19 17:09:55 corinna Exp $)
$ crontab -l
00,15,30,45 7-21 * * * /home/Jacharya/check_db_status.sh delltest

$ cat /etc/group
SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18:
None:S-1-5-21-1645522239-1078145449-839522115-513:513:
Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544:
Backup Operators:S-1-5-32-551:551:
Guests:S-1-5-32-546:546:
Power Users:S-1-5-32-547:547:
Replicator:S-1-5-32-552:552:
Users:S-1-5-32-545:545:
ORA_DBA:S-1-5-21-1645522239-1078145449-839522115-1004:1004:

$ pwd
/home

$ ls -lt
total 0
drwxrwxrwx+   3 Jacharya None            0 Apr  4 11:18 .
drwxrwxrwx+  10 Administ Users        4096 Apr  4 11:18 ..
drwxrwxrwx+   4 Administ Users        4096 Apr  4 16:37 Jacharya

Stop, Delete and Recreate, Start the Service (under Windows):
-------------------------------------------------------------
$ cygrunsrv -E cron

$ cygrunsrv -R cron

$ cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -e "CYGWIN=tty ntsec" -d "CYGWIN Cron"

$ cygrunsrv -S cron
OR
$ net start cron
The cron service is starting.
The cron service was started successfully.

- Service in Windows: Start -> Programs -> Admin Tools -> Services -> CyGWIN Cron is be displayed

Allowing/Disallowing cron:
--------------------------
$ cd /etc/cron.d

$ ls -la
total 0
drwxrwxrwx+   2 Administ Users           0 Apr  3 14:21 .
drwxrwxrwx+   9 Administ Users        4096 Apr  3 14:31 ..

$ echo Jacharya >cron.allow

$ ls -lt
total 1
-rw-r--r--    1 Jacharya None            9 Apr  8 14:13 cron.allow

$ $ cat /etc/cron.d/cron.allow
Jacharya

Cron Log:
---------
$ pwd
/var/log

$ ls -lt
total 746
-rw-r--r--    1 SYSTEM   Administ      294 Apr  8 14:28 cron.log

$ cat /var/log/cron.log
[672] cron started
[984] cron started
[672] cron started
[1812] cron started
[1728] cron started
[1236] cron started
[1764] cron started
[1628] cron started
[892] cron started
[588] cron started
[1808] cron started
[1360] cron started
[1244] cron started
[1172] cron started
[992] cron started
[1104] cron started
[1204] cron started
[992] cron started

Cron Status:
------------
$ ps -ef|grep cron


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