CRON problems

[Andrew DeFaria]

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

> On Fri, 7 May 2004, Brian Dessent wrote:
>
>> Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>
>>> # Install cron service:
>>> cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -d "Cygwin cron" -e 
>>> "MAILTO=$USER@Salira.com" -e "CYGWIN=ntsec"
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> As an aside, hasn't 'ntsec' been enabled by default for a long time
>> now? Or am I just remembering incorrectly?
>>
>> Brian
>
>
> You are remembering correctly -- "ntsec" was enabled by default back 
> in the 1.3.* days. That makes the above redundant but harmless. Having 
> "ntsec" in your $CYGWIN also serves as reminder/documentation for the 
> actual option values (even if they are the default).

CYGWIN=ntsec is not the default for inetd --install-as-service. Perhaps 
it should be... Then again, perhaps --install-as-service should be 
removed and users instructed to use cygrunsrv instead...
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