[wellylug] Crontab entry

[Alex]

try using the full path instead of the ~ shortcut

eg

/home/foo/bin/getmyemailnow instead of ~/bin/getmyemailnow

if that don't fix it ... suggest checking the syntax of the crontab 
entry.

On 25 Jan 2004 at 16:07, Jamie Dobbs wrote:

> I've changed my crontab to the following:
> 
> # Mon - Fri (3am-5:45pm) and Sat - Sun (3am-11:45am) get all email in
> # 'non-peak' hours
> */15 3-17 * * 1-5 ~/bin/getmyemailnow
> */15 3-11 * * 6,7 ~/bin/getmyemailnow
>                                                                                 
> # only get small emails during 'peak' hours (Mon-Fri 6pm-2:45am, Sat/Sun
> # 12pm-2:45am)
> */15 18-2 * * 1-5 ~/bin/getsmallmailnow
> */15 12-2 * * 6,7 ~/bin/getsmallmailnow
>                                                                                 
> but for some reason it doesn't appear to be ever running, obviously I've
> made an error somewhere and wonder if someone could be so kind as to
> tell me what's wrong.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Jamie
> 
> 
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