Weird Mail Message

["L. Christopher Luther" <CLuther Xybernaut com>]

I know that there's been many posts regarding "weird" crond messages, but a
quick search didn't show anything useful.  

I've two RH 8.0 systems that are almost completely identical from a package
installation/configuration perspective.  However, on the one system I'm
getting hourly mail messages that are being generated by crond, but the
weird thing is that I don't have any files in /etc/cron.hourly.  Here is the
message:  

   Message 1:
   From root myserver  Mon Jan 19 19:01:01 2004
   Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:01:00 -0500
   From: root myserver (Cron Daemon)
   To: root myserver
   Subject: Cron <root myserver> root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
   X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash>
   X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin>
   X-Cron-Env: <MAILTO=root>
   X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/>
   X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root>
   
   /bin/bash: line 1: root: command not found

As this thing is being generated hourly, it's very quickly filling up my
mailbox.  

Does anyone have any clues about this one?


Sincerely,  

L. Christopher Luther  
Technical Consultant  
Xybernaut Solutions, Inc.  
(703) 654-3642  
cluther xybernaut com  
http://www.xybernautsolutions.com  

PGP Public KeyID:  0x21261B88

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:  This communication contains 
information that is confidential and/or legally privileged.  
This information is intended only for the use of the individual 
or entity named on this communication. If you are not the 
intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, 
copying, distribution, printing or other use of, or any action 
in reliance on, the contents of this communication is strictly 
prohibited.  If you receive this communication in error, please 
immediately notify us by telephone at (703) 631-6925. 

============================================
Unsolicited commercial e-mail will automatically be 
reported to the appropriate abuse@ - without exception.
============================================