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Q282858: Cron Jobs Stop Running

Article: Q282858
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install the Services for UNIX (SFU) hotfix that is described in the
following Microsoft Knowledge Base article, some Cron jobs may stop running:

  Q271970 Cron Service May Stop Unexpectedly Because of Access Violation

Also, if you connect to Cron with Perfmon, you may see a handle leak every time a
Cron job runs.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Date        Time    Version       Size     File name  Platform
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  01/05/2001  04:50p  5.1999.922.2  176,640  Cron.exe   Intel



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

After you install this hotfix, "1007" events may be logged when a Cron job runs.
Services for UNIX Engineering has acknowledged this problem. This is a cosmetic
issue that will not be addressed in another hotfix.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTServicesUnix
Version           : :
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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