Setting up a cronjob in Webmin

[fredo]

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a cronjob through webmin in order to allow fetchmail to run periodically in retrieving a number of email accounts from a remote server to my zimbra accounts.

It seems the cronjob doesn't start though and i'm having to initiate it manually.

[phoenix]

I presume you're using the fetchmail icon on the Webmin/Servers page to set this up? You have also set polling enabled? You have also set the 'Schedule Checking'?

[fredo]

Originally Posted by phoenix

I presume you're using the fetchmail icon on the Webmin/Servers page to set this up? You have also set polling enabled? You have also set the 'Schedule Checking'?

Yes mate have set all that but it's not polling by itself.

[phoenix]

On the System/Scheduled Cron Job does it show an entry for fetchmail and is it enabled?

[fredo]

Originally Posted by phoenix

On the System/Scheduled Cron Job does it show an entry for fetchmail and is it enabled?

Yes it shows an entry set as /etc/webmin/fetchmail/check.pl --mail user\.name\@domain\.com --errors

[fredo]

Originally Posted by fredo

Yes it shows an entry set as /etc/webmin/fetchmail/check.pl --mail user\.name\@domain\.com --errors

But it doesn't actually run the .fetchmailrc script.

[phoenix]

That's incorrect, it should show the following (if you set this up with the webmin fetchmail module):

/etc/webmin/fetchmail/check.pl --null

It runs that cron job as root not the user.

[fredo]

Originally Posted by phoenix

That's incorrect, it should show the following (if you set this up with the webmin fetchmail module):

/etc/webmin/fetchmail/check.pl --null

It runs that cron job as root not the user.

mmm... dunno mate. I'll be trying to dabble with it.

[fredo]

Originally Posted by fredo

mmm... dunno mate. I'll be trying to dabble with it.

Yes, the cronjob command i stated above runs as root also. Should i create a cronjob to execute the .fetchmailrc script for each user ? Could this do the trick ?

[phoenix]

It's fairly straight forward using the webmin fetchmail module. I'd suggest you delete that cron job and anything you've created with the fetchmail module and start again. Post back the details when you've done that and describe exactly what you've done (if it doesn't work).