$ apt-cyg install cron
Installing cron
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Package cron requires the following packages, installing:
bash coreutils cygwin editrights gawk grep sed
Package bash is already installed, skipping
Package coreutils is already installed, skipping
Package cygwin is already installed, skipping
Package editrights is already installed, skipping
Package gawk is already installed, skipping
Package grep is already installed, skipping
Package sed is already installed, skipping
Running /etc/postinstall/cron.sh
Package cron installed
$ crontab.exe
crontab: usage error: file name must be specified for replace
usage: crontab [-u user] file
crontab [-u user] [ -e | -l | -r ]
(default operation is replace, per 1003.2)
-e (edit user's crontab)
-l (list user's crontab)
-r (delete user's crontab)
$ crontab.exe -l
no crontab for DENGBEIQUAN+dengbeiquan
$ crontab.exe -e
no crontab for DENGBEIQUAN+dengbeiquan - using an empty one
crontab: no changes made to crontab
$ ps aux | grep cro
$ ps
PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
5144 3748 5144 4292 pty0 197610 17:54:37 /usr/bin/bash
6096 5144 6096 1208 pty0 197610 17:59:45 /usr/bin/ps
3748 1 3748 3748 ? 197610 17:54:36 /usr/bin/mintty
$ ps aux \
>
PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
5144 3748 5144 4292 pty0 197610 17:54:37 /usr/bin/bash
5588 5144 5588 6108 pty0 197610 17:59:51 /usr/bin/ps
3748 1 3748 3748 ? 197610 17:54:36 /usr/bin/mintty
$ whereis crontab
crontab: /usr/bin/crontab.exe /usr/share/man/man1/crontab.1 /usr/share/man/man5/crontab.5
$ cron
-bash: cron: command not found
$ cron
cronbug cron-config cronevents.exe cronlog crontab.exe
$ cron-config
The cron daemon can run as a service or as a job. The latter is not recommended.
Do you want to install the cron daemon as a service? (yes/no) yes
Enter the value of CYGWIN for the daemon: [ ]
You must decide under what account the cron daemon will run.
If you are the only user on this machine, the daemon can run as yourself.
This gives access to all network drives but only allows you as user.
To run multiple users, cron must change user context without knowing
the passwords. There are three methods to do that, as explained in
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-nopasswd1
If all the cron users have executed "passwd -R" (see man passwd),
which provides access to network drives, or if you are using the
cyglsa package, then cron should run under the local system account.
Otherwise you need to have or to create a privileged account.
This script will help you do so.
Do you want the cron daemon to run as yourself? (yes/no) yes
Please enter the password for user 'DENGBEIQUAN+dengbeiquan':
Reenter:
Running cron_diagnose ...
WARNING: You do not currently have a crontab file.
... no problem found.
Do you want to start the cron daemon as a service now? (yes/no) yes
OK. The cron daemon is now running.
In case of problem, examine the log file for cron,
/var/log/cron.log, and the Windows event log (using /usr/bin/cronevents)
for information about the problem cron is having.
Examine also any cron.log file in the HOME directory
(or the file specified in MAILTO) and cron related files in /tmp.
If you cannot fix the problem, then report it to [email protected].
Please run the script /usr/bin/cronbug and ATTACH its output
(the file cronbug.txt) to your e-mail.
WARNING: PATH may be set differently under cron than in interactive shells.
Names such as "find" and "date" may refer to Windows programs.
$ ps aux
PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
2300 5144 2300 684 pty0 197610 18:03:54 /usr/bin/ps
5144 3748 5144 4292 pty0 197610 17:54:37 /usr/bin/bash
4424 1 4424 4424 ? 197610 18:02:57 /usr/bin/cygrunsrv
5436 4424 5436 4440 ? 197610 18:02:57 /usr/sbin/cron
3748 1 3748 3748 ? 197610 17:54:36 /usr/bin/mintty
$ crontab.exe -l
no crontab for DENGBEIQUAN+dengbeiquan