Date:  Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:26:23 +0100
From:  Dogsbody <dan (at mark) dogsbody.org>
Subject:  [coba-e:07497] Re: RUNNING CRON JOBS
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>> 5 0 * * * /etc/fix_majordomo.pl [-hmtvV]
>> including above job to be running every 5 minutes, I hope it is 
>> correct....
>
> Should be: 5 * * * *
> The way you have it, it will only run at 00:05 (AM)

The first one will run it at 5 past midnight every day.

The second will run it at 5 past every hour every day.

To run it every 5 mins every hour of every day you need one of these...

*/5 * * * * command

2,7,12,17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57 * * * * command

Regards, Dan