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cfvr
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 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject: Crontab -e not working |
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First of all, great forum !! I hope to become a true Linux guru one day and help other poor n00bs 
Here's my problem: if I try to edit the crontab for root with the command
I get this output:
| Code: | no crontab for root - using an empty one
/tmp/crontab.22012: No such file or directory
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And every time I invoke that command, the number in the output increases:
crontab.22013
In the man pages is says that if there is no crontab, the -e switch creates one, but not mine 
I also tries 'exporting the var EDITOR':
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EDITOR=nano
export EDITOR
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Then I get the same output  |
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papal_authority
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe a permissions problem on /tmp?
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cfvr
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Errr.. there was no /tmp dir
I created it and the command worked! I've never had a topic solved that fast! tnxs dude!
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BTW, is that normal that you have to create the /tmp dir?
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tactless
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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uhh... not that I can remember. Portage usually ends up creating it first.
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