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Daxxar
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 Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: crontab problem. |
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I've got a slight problem with crontab, every once in a while I get an email like this:
| Code: | Return-path: <root@host>
Envelope-to: root@host
Delivery-date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:00:01 +0100
Received: from root by host with local (Exim 4.21)
id 1Ap7Sa-0008KD-Rb
for root@host; Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0100
From: root@host (Cron Daemon)
To: root@host
Subject: Cron <root@host> test -x /usr/sbin/run-crons && /usr/sbin/run-crons
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root>
Message-Id: <E1Ap7Sa-0008KD-Rb@host>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0100
find: /var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly: No such file or directory |
Now, I guess this is because of my crontab running some tasks for too long?
If so, how can I fix this?
The only /etc/cron.* folder containing files is cron.daily, with makewhatis.cron, qmail-genrsacert.sh and slocate
I assume it's slocate taking too long to update the locate-database?
Help would be greatly appreciated! 
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Furtim
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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edit your /etc/crontab and remove the line
* * * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/run-crons && /usr/sbin/run-crons
or just coment it out |
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Daxxar
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| Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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But this will disable automatic update of the locate-db, will it not?
This is not what I want, I like being able to use locate 
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Daxxar
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| Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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*bump*
LOOK AT ME, I'M AN ATTENTION WHORE! (and I want another answer to my q as the last one wasnt what I wanted)
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Uffe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been getting those emails occasionally but never had time to investigate. So you're not alone in experiencing this problem. |
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