Thanks, Steve, for the "hints". I found a file called 'root' in /var/spool/cron. I don't know how it got there, but it appeared to be the same as the /etc/crontab file. Weird... Anyway, once I deleted the 'root' file all was golden, and crond continues to run w/o any problems. - Christopher > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve [mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 8:43 PM > To: Redhat-List (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Weird Mail Message > > > you may want to check your /etc/crontab file for consistency > - although it > sounds a little like the system crontab file has been used as > a template > for another crontab file that is running hourly > > (from that crontab man page) > The format of a cron command is very much the V7 standard, > with a number > of upward-compatible extensions. Each line has five time and date > fields, followed by a user name if this is the system crontab file > (end quote) > > The line you see below "root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly" is > usually found > in the system crontab file and allows the system to set the > user that the > command is run as. > > you may want to check for this line in /var/spool/cron/* and > see if that > entry has accidently been replicated. > > if it has then it may be that your system crontab file has had its > location changed (recompile of cron ?) and set to call the > system crontab > file - in which case you will also get similar messages > daily, weekly and > monthly. > > HTH. > > -- > Steve. > > On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, L. Christopher Luther wrote: > > > I know that there's been many posts regarding "weird" crond > messages, but a > > quick search didn't show anything useful. > > > > I've two RH 8.0 systems that are almost completely > identical from a package > > installation/configuration perspective. However, on the > one system I'm > > getting hourly mail messages that are being generated by > crond, but the > > weird thing is that I don't have any files in > /etc/cron.hourly. Here is the > > message: > > > > Message 1: > > From root@myserver Mon Jan 19 19:01:01 2004 > > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:01:00 -0500 > > From: root@myserver (Cron Daemon) > > To: root@myserver > > Subject: Cron <root@myserver> root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly > > X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash> > > X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin> > > X-Cron-Env: <MAILTO=root> > > X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/> > > X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> > > > > /bin/bash: line 1: root: command not found > > > > As this thing is being generated hourly, it's very quickly > filling up my > > mailbox. > > > > Does anyone have any clues about this one? > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > L. Christopher Luther > > Technical Consultant > > Xybernaut Solutions, Inc. > > (703) 654-3642 > > cluther@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.xybernautsolutions.com > > > > PGP Public KeyID: 0x21261B88 > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This communication contains > > information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. > > This information is intended only for the use of the individual > > or entity named on this communication. If you are not the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > > copying, distribution, printing or other use of, or any action > > in reliance on, the contents of this communication is strictly > > prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please > > immediately notify us by telephone at (703) 631-6925. > > > > ============================================ > > Unsolicited commercial e-mail will automatically be > > reported to the appropriate abuse@ - without exception. > > ============================================ > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
