On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 09:46:47AM -0700, Jim wrote: /_I have a cronjob that never seems to start at the given time what is the /_best way to determine if it actually starts and if not why? /_ I always issue the command 'crontab -e', enter my jobs and info and I am off and running. Do the same as root if needed. Set under my username, all of the output gets email to me. You may also want to ensure the MAILTO=xxxxx variable is set in your crontab. v/r -mike