i'm having some trouble scheduling cronjobs using /etc/cron.d. for a quick example my test setup is like this: # ls -l /etc/cron.d total 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 47 Jul 14 09:42 test2 # cat /etc/cron.d/test2 * * * * * echo `date` "test2" >> /var/log/test the log file which i've touched w/ perm: 644 root:root doesn't seem to get updated, and i've tailed the cron log only to see this reload issued, but it doesnt actually run the command and there are no other mention of the /etc/cron.d/test2 file: Jul 14 09:43:01 t5 crond[1916]: (*system*) RELOAD (/etc/cron.d/test2) any help with this is appreciated. # cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant) thanks. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list