Re: [Sheflug] Re: Fetchmail

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris

59 *  * * *     root  /usr/bin/fetchmail -d0

> Well ... first off ... is fetchmail running ? Try creating a log file,
> or have another cron entry that's identical but just does a
> "touch /tmp/tempfile", or similar, just to ensure /etc/crontab is being
> parsed. Check syslog messages as well - cron might be reporting an error
> in there.


Can't see anything.  In /var/log/messages there's ...

ay 11 16:57:53  /usr/sbin/cron[11692]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
May 11 16:59:00  /USR/SBIN/CRON[11702]: (root) CMD ( rm -f
/var/spool/cron/lastrun/cron.hourly)
May 11 17:00:00  /USR/SBIN/CRON[11714]: (root) CMD (
/usr/bin/fetchmail -d0)
May 11 17:00:07  antivir[11758]: AntiVir is up-to-date
May 11 17:10:46  -- MARK --
May 11 17:18:21  richard: MailScanner setting GID to postfix
(51)
May 11 17:18:21  richard: MailScanner setting UID to richard
(500)


Apart from that nothing.  Looks like I'm user 500. So, mail should
download.  Give up ! <sigh>

Ta




Richard
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