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Stuart: /* How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows */

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‎How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows

Stuart: /* How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows */

2015-05-04T14:08:02Z

‎How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows

Stuart: /* How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows */

2014-11-28T14:58:21Z

‎How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows

Stuart: /* How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows */

2014-11-28T14:57:30Z

‎How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows

Stuart: /* Diagnose problems */

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‎Diagnose problems

Stuart: /* Configure cron */

2014-11-27T15:55:35Z

‎Configure cron

Stuart: /* Diagnose problems */

2014-11-27T15:54:51Z

‎Diagnose problems

Stuart: Created page with "===How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows=== * Install cygrunsrv and cron packages from the admin bundle (with 'Install from internet" option) * From a Cygwin prompt, type:..."

2014-11-27T15:53:36Z

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===How to run a crontab in Cygwin on Windows===
* Install cygrunsrv and cron packages from the admin bundle (with 'Install from internet" option)
* From a Cygwin prompt, type:
<pre>
cygrunsrv --install cron --path /usr/sbin/cron --args -n
</pre>
* Start the cron daemon from a Windows prompt with:
<pre>
net start cron
</pre>
or from a Cygwin prompt with:
<pre>
cygrunsrv --start cron
</pre>
or don't use cron at all!<br />
Create a scheduled task with the windows scheduler by calling the shell program
<pre>
C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -l -c /cygwin/path/to/shell
</pre>
====Configure cron====
Run
<pre>
cron-config
</pre>
from a Cygwin terminal
====Diagnose problems====
Check installed modules
<pre>
cygcheck.exe -c
</pre>
Check current status
<pre>
cygrunsrv -Q cron
</pre>
Show system log of possible problems from the cron daemon (service)
<pre>
/usr/bin/cronevents
</pre>

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 cygrunsrv --start cron
 </pre>
-* Change the properties on the service to run as a user other than "Local System"
+Now change the properties on the service to run as a user other than "Local System"
 ====Configure cron====
 Run this from a Cygwin terminal

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 '''otherwise...'''
 * Install cygrunsrv and cron packages from the admin bundle (with 'Install from internet" option)
-* From a Cygwin prompt, type:
+* From a Cygwin prompt, to install the cron daemon as a service type:
 <pre>
 cygrunsrv --install cron --path /usr/sbin/cron --args -n
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 cygrunsrv --start cron
 </pre>
+* Change the properties on the service to run as a user other than "Local System"
 ====Configure cron====
 Run this from a Cygwin terminal

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	cygrunsrv -Q cron		cygrunsrv -Q cron
	</pre>		</pre>
		+	If you get
		+	<pre>
		+	(CRON) error (can't switch user context)
		+	</pre>
		+	this means that the cron service is trying to run jobs as the "Local System" account. Right-click on the service and change the user it runs jobs as to be the one you want.

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 <pre>
 C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -l -c /cygwin/path/to/shell
-</pre>* Install cygrunsrv and cron packages from the admin bundle (with 'Install from internet" option)
+</pre>
 * From a Cygwin prompt, type:
 <pre>

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 </pre>
 ====Configure cron====
-Run
+Run this from a Cygwin terminal
 <pre>
 cron-config
 </pre>
 Show system log of possible problems from the cron daemon (service)
 <pre>
 /usr/bin/cronevents
 </pre>
 ===Diagnose problems===
 Check installed modules

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 </pre>
 from a Cygwin terminal
-====Diagnose problems====
+Show system log of possible problems from the cron daemon (service)
 Check installed modules
 <pre>
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 <pre>
 cygrunsrv -Q cron
 </pre>