Cygwin - Windows server 2003 - Cron started - Job run - No effect

[6lv1 <sylvaptik at gmail dot com>]

Dear Cygwin community,

I'm beating with my self in order to set up a simple cron job in a
Cygwin environment (setup.exe version 2.738) under Windows server
2003. At first I encountered some difficulties to start cron service
but now it starts correctly and cron logs its run my job.

For information, here what I used to set up cron:

? net user cron_server --Passwd123_ /add /active:yes /fullname:"Cron
Server" /comment:"Cygwin Cron Server"
? net localgroup Administrators cron_server /add
? editrights -a SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeCreateTokenPrivilege -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeServiceLogonRight -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeDenyInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u cron_server
? editrights -a SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server
? mkpasswd -l -u cron_server >> /etc/passwd
? cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -n -d "Cygwin cron" -e
"CYGWIN=tty ntsec" -u cron_server -w --Passwd123_

As I said cron starts successfully:

? $ net start cron
? The Cygwin cron service is starting.
? The Cygwin cron service was started successfully.

? $ ps -aef | grep cron
? cron_ser??? 4072?????? 1?? ?? 17:33:39 /usr/bin/cygrunsrv
? cron_ser??? 8860??? 4072?? ?? 17:33:39 /usr/sbin/cron

I have installed a job under my current user:

  $ crontab.exe -l
  # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
  # (/tmp/crontab.5GOjQflUK7 installed on Wed Oct 26 17:31:36 2011)
  # (Cron version V5.0 -- $Id: crontab.c,v 1.12 2004/01/23 18:56:42 vixie Exp $)
  * * * * * /bin/date > /tmp/date.log

But I never see /tmp/date.log file:

  $ ls -l /tmp
  total 0

Here is what I can see in cron events:

  $cronevents.exe
  [...]
  2011/10/26 17:33:39 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 8860: (CRON)
STARTUP (V5.0)
  2011/10/26 17:33:40 [cron_server] cron: PID 4072: `cron' service started
  2011/10/26 17:34:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 8440: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:35:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3984: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:36:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6604: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:37:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 9464: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:38:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 9780: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:39:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 8732: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:40:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3464: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:41:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 3492: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:42:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 6896: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:42:44 [SGCC.smeras] crontab: PID 4440: (XXXXXX) LIST
(SGCC.smeras)
  2011/10/26 17:43:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 4964: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)
  2011/10/26 17:44:01 [cron_server] /usr/sbin/cron: PID 5128: (XXXXXX)
CMD (/bin/date > /tmp/date.log)

Note: I have replace my username by 'XXXXXX'

As you can see cron seems able to run the job but, and I still don't
know why, I cannot see /tpm/date.log file.

Would you have some suggestions ?

I thank you in advance for your help.
Regards.

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