Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:07:23 -0600 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "steve" <steve@digitalbluesky.net>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cron not running Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20061228090634.02454470@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <20061228141816.5883.qmail@harmony.digitalbluesky.net> References: <20061228141816.5883.qmail@harmony.digitalbluesky.net>
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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
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