crond/anacron problem

Jim Cornette fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
Wed May 10 03:24:09 UTC 2006


Ambrogio wrote:
> Il giorno mar, 09/05/2006 alle 11.59 +0200, Alexander Volovics ha
> scritto:
>> Since day before yesterday I am seeing strange cron behaviour
>> on my up to date FC5 desktop pc, reported in the cron log as follows:
> 
>> May  9 09:36:33 localhost anacron[2099]: Jobs will be executed sequentially
>> May  9 10:01:01 localhost crond[3017]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
>> May  9 10:41:32 localhost anacron[2099]: Job `cron.daily' started
>> May  9 10:41:32 localhost anacron[3304]: Cannot run - another anacron process
>>      is already running.: Resource deadlock avoided
>> May  9 10:42:02 localhost anacron[2099]: Job `cron.daily' terminated
>>      (mailing output)
>> May  9 10:42:02 localhost anacron[2099]: Normal exit (1 jobs run)
> I see this error after updating anacron to 2.3-38.
> I receive also the mail fron Anacron that says
> 
> /etc/cron.daily/0anacron:
> 
> anacron: Cannot run - another anacron process is already running.:
> Resource deadlock avoided
> 
> Bye
>  Ambrogio
> 

I've experienced this error also on a computer I have setup. I just 
checked the mail for the computer that I am now using. I have the error 
you listed above on this computer also.

Subject: Anacron job 'cron.daily'

/etc/cron.daily/0anacron:

anacron: Cannot run - another anacron process is already running.: Resource
+deadlock avoided

Jim

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