From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 28 15:08:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D556416A407 for ; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:08:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D7D313C46E for ; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:08:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kBSF8LCd003141; Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:08:22 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20061228090634.02454470@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:07:23 -0600 To: "steve" , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20061228141816.5883.qmail@harmony.digitalbluesky.net> References: <20061228141816.5883.qmail@harmony.digitalbluesky.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: cron not running X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:08:59 -0000 Check the clock. Often older systems have dead batteries so the clock is so far out of whack cron jobs don't run. -Derek At 08:18 AM 12/28/2006, steve wrote: >It has been a long time since I've had to post for help, so forgive me if >this question is misplaced or stupid. >I have a freebsd server running at home now for years with no problems. >Over the years it has been rebooted a few times either on purpose or do >to things like power failures. It has always started up without >problems. On the 12/27 I shut down the server so I could physically clean >the server (was getting kinda gross with dust balls and stuff). It >started up no problems but rather curiously the cron service does not seem >to be processing any jobs now. >I am not sure where to go about figuring out what the problem is or how to >fix it. I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance from people here >on this issue. >Steve >www.digitalbluesky.net _______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.