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edited Nov 25, 2015 at 18:36

Why doesn't crontab run if screensaversscreensaver is on?

I want to run a Crontab on Mac OS X 10.11.1 (El Capitan).

I'm running the command:

env EDITOR=nano crontab -e

to enter the crontab with nano as the editor.

than iThen I create my cronjob that looks like this:

50 */15 * * * touch /home/test.txt

if iIf I go to /home/ there is nothing:

User 15:50:home $ ls -la

total 2

dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 25 Nov 14:53 .

drwxr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1122 29 Okt 10:02 ..

User 15:50:home $ ls -la
total 2
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root  wheel     1 25 Nov 14:53 .
drwxr-xr-x  31 root  wheel  1122 29 Okt 10:02 ..

so my question is, whyWhy doesn't the cronjob run if the screensavers is on and screen is locked?

I want to run a Crontab on Mac OS X 10.11.1 (El Capitan).

I'm running the command:

env EDITOR=nano crontab -e

to enter the crontab with nano as the editor.

than i create my cronjob that looks like this:

50 */15 * * * touch /home/test.txt

if i go to /home/ there is nothing:

User 15:50:home $ ls -la

total 2

dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 25 Nov 14:53 .

drwxr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1122 29 Okt 10:02 ..

so my question is, why doesn't the cronjob run if the screensavers is on and screen is locked?

I want to run a Crontab on OS X 10.11.1 (El Capitan).

I'm running the command:

env EDITOR=nano crontab -e

to enter the crontab with nano as the editor.

Then I create my cronjob that looks like this:

50 */15 * * * touch /home/test.txt

If I go to /home/ there is nothing:

User 15:50:home $ ls -la
total 2
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root  wheel     1 25 Nov 14:53 .
drwxr-xr-x  31 root  wheel  1122 29 Okt 10:02 ..

Why doesn't the cronjob run if the screensavers is on and screen is locked?

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asked Nov 25, 2015 at 14:54

I want to run a Crontab on Mac OS X 10.11.1 (El Capitan).

I'm running the command:

env EDITOR=nano crontab -e

to enter the crontab with nano as the editor.

than i create my cronjob that looks like this:

50 */15 * * * touch /home/test.txt

if i go to /home/ there is nothing:

User 15:50:home $ ls -la

total 2

dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 25 Nov 14:53 .

drwxr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1122 29 Okt 10:02 ..

so my question is, why doesn't the cronjob run if the screensavers is on and screen is locked?

screensaver cron