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Re: Troubles using Cron on Windows 2000 Server
- To: Joey Mukherjee <joey at swri dot edu>
- Subject: Re: Troubles using Cron on Windows 2000 Server
- From: Peter Buckley <peter dot buckley at cportcorp dot com>
- Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 15:19:29 -0500
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <000701c163d7$1c586c80$2397a281@marisa.space.swri.edu>
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HTH,
Peter
Joey Mukherjee wrote:
> I am having a problem starting cron, and am thinking its because I installed
> Cygwin for just me instead of for everyone.
>
> Here's what I am doing:
>
> joey@MARISA /usr/sbin
> $ cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D
>
> joey@MARISA /usr/sbin
> $ cygrunsrv -S cron
> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus: Win32 error 1062:
> The service has not been started.
>
> If I try to run cron manually, I get this message:
>
>
> joey@MARISA /usr/sbin
> $ cron
> seteuid: Not owner
>
> I don't know if there is a log I can look at to see if there is more
> information that I can give. This is on a Windows 2000 server system, build
> 2195. I have a /etc/group which has the SYSTEM identity which I have not
> changed and its in the /etc/passwd as well. I have administrator rights on
> this machine as well. Is there anything else I can check? Any ideas are
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Joey
>
>
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