mc68k script will not start folding at reboot

[bhertz]

I'm having issues with mc68k's script. Folding installs and the commands all work but after reboot cron will not start up the application again. I have tried it on a few machines and it seems that it will work on a 10.1 machines but not on 10.2 or 10.3. Does anyone have any suggestions? The script did change the cron file.

 

[bousozoku]

My only suggestion is to check to see if cron is running at all.

I've seen a lot of people do things to increase memory or disk space and trip over things accidentally.

 

[bhertz]

I was wondering if that might be the issue. I have seen cron listed in 'top' though so I think that it is running. I have never really used cron before so it's all new to me.

 

[jbeetz]

You might try editing the crontab, when you save it it "reinstalls" the cron job.

crontab -e

you'll be in vi...

write file to disk and quit by typing

:wq

 

[bhertz]

What is the best way to test that cron is working? I can see that cron is listed as a process by 'top'. Does that mean that it is on?

 

[jbeetz]

I usually test it by editing the crontab to do something in the next minute of so, like starting F@H or something. Then, when the appointed time rolls by, if cron is working, the job will run.

Do you have access to a unix book that can tell you how to edit the cron file? If not, try "man crontab" for hints, but you will have to know vi.

 

[mc68k]

What is the best way to test that cron is working? I can see that cron is listed as a process by 'top'. Does that mean that it is on?

cron is a daemon -- it is always on

it runs once a minute when the system real-time clock hits 00 seconds

to check what is currently in ur crontab type

crontab -l

(-l as in lollipop)

if nothing comes up, then there is nothing in ur crontab