running cron jobs in ubuntu

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  macbraughton

  The root account is locked in Ubuntu. You have to use the command sudo to get superuser priviledges. You can find a detailed explanation here:
  
  RootSudo - Community Help Wiki
  
  I believe the command you're looking for is:
  
  

  sudo /etc/init.d/cron stop

  and to restart it:
  
  

  sudo /etc/init.d/cron start

  A lot of information about the various programs installed in your ubunutu system can be found by typing:
  
  

  man [I][/I]

  And also by typing in the argument --help after the program name. For example, typing:
  
  

  sudo /etc/init.d/cron --help

  will give the output:
  
  

  * Usage: /etc/init.d/cron {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}

  But you only need to use sudo if the program is only accessible for the root user.
  
  Another great command for learning more about how the programs on your system work is info.
  
  Try these commands and read the output to learn more about the information already on your system:
  
  

  man man
  man --help
  info man

  Good luck!
• 

  durga ch

  hey thanks for that info!
  it was useful.
  
  will try running tonight again!
• 

  macbraughton

  No problem. Hope that helps.