diff -burp cron-3.0.1-9-orig/cron.c cron-3.0.1-9/cron.c
--- cron-3.0.1-9-orig/cron.c    2003-06-03 10:16:36.000000000 +0200
+++ cron-3.0.1-9/cron.c 2003-06-03 10:20:18.000000000 +0200
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] = "$Id: cron.c
 
 #include "cron.h"
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
+#include <windows.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #else
 #include <sys/signal.h>
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ main(argc, argv)
 # endif
                (void) fprintf(stderr, "[%d] cron started\n", getpid());
        } else {
+#if __CYGWIN__
+               // RLC 2003-06-03 Detach from console
+               FreeConsole();
+#endif
                switch (fork()) {
                case -1:
                        log_it("CRON",getpid(),"DEATH","can't fork");