Re: Cron scripts order of processing - part Two

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>> Sorry folks, I forgot to tag this in the last posting.
>>
>> What happens to the mail (if even created) when the cron jobs run?
>> Example - when I used another OS, the nightly jobs would produce an
>> email based on the cronjobs that ran and was sent to root for review.
> Based on reading man cron, it looks like all output will be sent to the
> owner of the cronjob (presumably root).  It also looks like items in
> e.g. /etc/cron.weekly are not run in any particular order.  If you want
> order, it seems you have to use a crontab.  I haven't tested this.
> 
> Matt Flaschen
> 
> 

I agree Matthew - I thought so to however, I'm unsure how to ensure this
is happening. Case in point, I do have my /etc/aliases file pointing to
me (of course) for the user root. Interestingly enough, I don't seem to
be getting the mail - unless (and this just hit me) sendmail isn't a
default install.

If that's the case, then I think I just answered my own question. Is
this the case?

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Chris

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