cron as w2k service

cron as w2k service

[Ralph Winzinger]

Hi,

I'm just trying to run cron as an windows 2000 service. I'm currently
facing a prblem which I couldn't solve with the help of mailing-list
archives or any other internet resources for the last two weeks. So
please don't answer 'check the archives ...' ;-)

ntsec is not set

After cygwin installation, I'm running crontab -e to create/edit a
crontab. Works as expected.
After that I'm installing cron as a windows service using the
"CYGWIN=3Dntsec" parameter. Works as expected.
My cronjobs are doing fine.
The problem is, that cron changes the rights for /var/cron/tabs in a way
that I can't write there any more. Thus trying to change the crontab in
future results in a permission denied message.

If I install cron without the ntsec parameter, I'm able to change my
crontab as often as I want. But the tradeoff is, that my jobs are not
executed (can't switch user context).

/etc/passwd and /etc/group should be fine since generated using mk... -l
> /etc/...

if I set the ntsec parameter 'globally' as an windows environment
variable, my rights are somehow messed up: I can't even write in my home
directory or in /tmp ...

Any hints welcome
Ralph

BTW: great tool!



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Re: cron as w2k service

[Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)]

At 06:02 AM 4/8/2002, Ralph Winzinger wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm just trying to run cron as an windows 2000 service. I'm currently
>facing a prblem which I couldn't solve with the help of mailing-list
>archives or any other internet resources for the last two weeks. So
>please don't answer 'check the archives ...' ;-)
>
>ntsec is not set
>
>After cygwin installation, I'm running crontab -e to create/edit a
>crontab. Works as expected.
>After that I'm installing cron as a windows service using the
>"CYGWIN=3Dntsec" parameter. Works as expected.
>My cronjobs are doing fine.
>The problem is, that cron changes the rights for /var/cron/tabs in a way
>that I can't write there any more. Thus trying to change the crontab in
>future results in a permission denied message.
>
>If I install cron without the ntsec parameter, I'm able to change my
>crontab as often as I want. But the tradeoff is, that my jobs are not
>executed (can't switch user context).



'check the archives ...'   Sorry, I couldn't resist! ;-)

Actually, this is in the archives.  Here's the end of that thread:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-03/msg00236.html



>/etc/passwd and /etc/group should be fine since generated using mk... -l
> > /etc/...
>
>if I set the ntsec parameter 'globally' as an windows environment
>variable, my rights are somehow messed up: I can't even write in my home
>directory or in /tmp ...


Go back and set the permissions as you need/want them.  That's the easiest
way out of this.



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