On 02/16/2011 08:43 AM, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:33:30 -0500 > Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> This is on F12. >> >> When I edit /etc/crontab (SUed as root, using VI) I see the following in >> /var/log/cron after I save crontab: >> >> Feb 16 00:39:02 hda crond[1541]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/crontab) >> Feb 16 00:39:02 hda crond[1541]: (CRON) bad username (/etc/crontab) >> >> My crontab content is: >> >> # cat crontab >> SHELL=/bin/bash >> PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin >> MAILTO=root >> HOME=/ >> >> # For details see man 4 crontabs >> >> # Example of job definition: >> # .---------------- minute (0 - 59) >> # | .------------- hour (0 - 23) >> # | | .---------- day of month (1 - 31) >> # | | | .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ... >> # | | | | .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR >> sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat >> # | | | | | >> # * * * * * command to be executed >> 1 4 * * * /usr/bin/rsync -a /home/ /media/2GHJTCB4/backups/hda/home > The /etc/crontab file is slightly different format than a normal > per-user crontab file. It has to have a user name added before the > command, so that should be: > > 1 4 * * * root /usr/bin/rsync -a /home/ /media/2GHJTCB4/backups/hda/home > > If you read the various crontab man pages about 15 times you can > almost discover this is documented :-). OH, yes, NOW I remember this from the LAST time I did this (I am rebuilding a system that lost its harddrive without proper backups)... Thanks all. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
