Cronjob deleted but cron still sends email

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I have in /etc/crontab a job defined like this:

0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update

I deleted this job but cron sends me still emails every ten minutes.

How can I stop these emails?

Thanks a lot

cron

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I have in /etc/crontab a job defined like this:

0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update

I deleted this job but cron sends me still emails every ten minutes.

How can I stop these emails?

Thanks a lot

cron

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I have in /etc/crontab a job defined like this:

0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update

I deleted this job but cron sends me still emails every ten minutes.

How can I stop these emails?

Thanks a lot

cron

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I have in /etc/crontab a job defined like this:

0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * root /usr/lib/cgi-bin/awstats.pl -config=example.com -update

I deleted this job but cron sends me still emails every ten minutes.

How can I stop these emails?

Thanks a lot

cron

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It may be worth restarting the cron service for the changes to take effect. Since you have not specified which distribution you are using, there are a few different commands you can try in the terminal.

Load up your terminal and try one of these commands:

sudo service cron restart

sudo systemctl restart cron

sudo systemctl restart crond.service

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  If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
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  man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
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  The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
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It may be worth restarting the cron service for the changes to take effect. Since you have not specified which distribution you are using, there are a few different commands you can try in the terminal.

Load up your terminal and try one of these commands:

sudo service cron restart

sudo systemctl restart cron

sudo systemctl restart crond.service

share|improve this answer

edited 24 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
  – wolf
  26 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @wolf did the command(s) run?
  – Jeff
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
  – ipkpjersi
  24 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
  – mook765
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
  – wolf
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

It may be worth restarting the cron service for the changes to take effect. Since you have not specified which distribution you are using, there are a few different commands you can try in the terminal.

Load up your terminal and try one of these commands:

sudo service cron restart

sudo systemctl restart cron

sudo systemctl restart crond.service

share|improve this answer

edited 24 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
  – wolf
  26 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @wolf did the command(s) run?
  – Jeff
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
  – ipkpjersi
  24 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
  – mook765
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
  – wolf
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

up vote
3
down vote

It may be worth restarting the cron service for the changes to take effect. Since you have not specified which distribution you are using, there are a few different commands you can try in the terminal.

Load up your terminal and try one of these commands:

sudo service cron restart

sudo systemctl restart cron

sudo systemctl restart crond.service

share|improve this answer

edited 24 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

It may be worth restarting the cron service for the changes to take effect. Since you have not specified which distribution you are using, there are a few different commands you can try in the terminal.

Load up your terminal and try one of these commands:

sudo service cron restart

sudo systemctl restart cron

sudo systemctl restart crond.service

share|improve this answer

edited 24 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

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share|improve this answer

edited 24 mins ago

edited 24 mins ago

edited 24 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

answered 38 mins ago

ipkpjersi

1315

1315

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
  – wolf
  26 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @wolf did the command(s) run?
  – Jeff
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
  – ipkpjersi
  24 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
  – mook765
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
  – wolf
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
  – wolf
  26 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @wolf did the command(s) run?
  – Jeff
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
  – ipkpjersi
  24 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
  – mook765
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
  – wolf
  8 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
– wolf
26 mins ago

Isn't working my distribution is Raspbian 9 stretch
– wolf
26 mins ago

@wolf did the command(s) run?
– Jeff
25 mins ago

@wolf did the command(s) run?
– Jeff
25 mins ago

1

1

If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
– ipkpjersi
24 mins ago

If the above commands did not work, can you try /etc/init.d/crond restart or /etc/init.d/cron restart?
– ipkpjersi
24 mins ago

1

1

man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
– mook765
21 mins ago

man cron says that restarting the service is not needed :` Additionally, cron checks each minute to see if its spool directory's modtime (or the modtime on the /etc/crontab file) has changed, and if it has, cron will then examine the modtime on all crontabs files and reload those which have changed. Thus cron need not be restarted when‐ ever a crontab file is modified.
– mook765
21 mins ago

The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
– wolf
8 mins ago

The command sudo service cron restart did work but it remains the same. Still an email every ten minutes.
– wolf
8 mins ago

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