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From: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: cron
Message-ID: <269@pallas.UUCP>
Date: 2 Feb 90 21:54:11 GMT
References: <2735@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>
Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams)
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In article <2735@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> cs374107@umbc5.umbc.edu () writes:
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>At my home system, cron is acting weird (SCO 386 Xenix), cron seems to be
>activating once,ie my 'news' file in crontabs does not get executed but 
>the first time I boot.  Any ideas as how to fix this? Thanks

Put the following in your crontabs:
1 * * * * /bin/true
This will keep cron "awake".
There is a known problem with cron going to sleep with Xenix '386.
This should fix it.  Supplied by SCO Tech. Support.  Works for me.
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