[ubuntu-uk] Cron jobs not running?

[David Restall - System Administrator]

Hi Alex,

> Hello,
> 
> I should be most grateful for any tips on how to get cron jobs to run on
> a Hardy Heron 8.04 server.
> 
> Basically, I want to reboot my server at a preset time once a week.
> Currently, when I am logged in as root, crontab -l produces the
> following:
> 
> DISPLAY=:0.0
> # m h  dom mon dow   command
> 30 09 * * 0-6 bash /sbin/reboot

You want your system to reboot at 09:30 every day ?

Try the following :-

30 09 * * 0 /sbin/init 6

This should reboot at 09:30 every Sunday.

Regards,



David
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> 
> For the command to run, I have also tried leaving out "bash" and having
> merely "./sbin/reboot" and "reboot".  But nothing works.
> 
> I added the line "DISPLAY=:0.0" as it was a suggestion I found on the
> web when I googled this problem.
> 
> What am I missing, if anything?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alexander J Birchall
> Library Systems Manager
> Middlesex University
> The Sheppard Library
> The Burroughs
> London NW4 4BT
> 
> Tel 0208 411 5235
> 
> 
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