Karol Blazewicz <karol.blazewicz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 3:54 AM, R7h0re4 <r7h0re4@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I made a custom script that I want to put into the weekly system cron >> job and according to my logs the script is not running weekly like it >> should. >> >> -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 87 Aug 4 13:39 cool_script.sh >> >> According to my information the permission are correct as only root >> should be able to run system cron jobs. >> >> This is the only thing I have seen in my logs. >> >> Oct 20 03:01:02 localhost anacron[14161]: Anacron started on 2011-10-20 >> Oct 20 03:01:02 localhost anacron[14161]: Job `cron.weekly' locked by another an >> acron - skipping >> Oct 20 03:01:02 localhost anacron[14161]: Will run job `cron.daily' in 12 min. >> Oct 20 03:01:02 localhost anacron[14161]: Jobs will be executed sequentially >> Oct 20 03:02:01 localhost anacron[14151]: Job `cron.weekly' started >> Oct 20 03:02:02 localhost anacron[14151]: Job `cron.weekly' terminated >> Oct 20 03:02:02 localhost anacron[14151]: Normal exit (1 job run) >> Oct 20 03:13:02 localhost anacron[14161]: Job `cron.daily' started >> Oct 20 03:13:55 localhost anacron[14161]: Job `cron.daily' terminated >> Oct 20 03:13:55 localhost anacron[14161]: Normal exit (1 job run) >> >> I do not have Anacron installed, and my script does not run weekly like >> it is supposed too, I would like fix this problem. >> >> Any suggestions are welcome! >> >> R7h0re4 >> >> > > Are you using cronie, dcron or some other cron? cronie provides anacron. I do have Cronie installed but I am still wondering why the script won't run if put in the weekly cron folder. My understanding is the documentation is a little week concerning this topic on the Wiki. Do I need to fill a bug report, or is something out of place. R7h0re4
