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RE: Cannot Start Cron


Please run the attached diagnostic script.
It will attempt to determine whether there
are any problems with the various files
needed by cron.  It does NOT modify any
files (which you can verify for yourself
by reading the script, if you want).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buck Turgidson [mailto:jc_va@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:23 PM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Cannot Start Cron
> 
> 
> >
> > Look in the Windows "Application" event log for the exact error.
> > Igor
> > -- 
> 
> 
> The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( cron ) could 
> not be found. It
> contains the following insertion string(s): cron : PID 495 : 
> `cron' service
> stopped.
> 
> 
> Thanks, Igor.   Any clues here?  Permissions on /var/run?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Description: cron_diagnose.sh

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