Timothy, On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 you wrote: > Mar 16 14:01:01 helen crond[27833]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly) > Mar 16 14:01:01 helen crond[27834]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly) > I just wonder if anyone has come across this curiosity? > Or can suggest any possible cause. Did you edit one of the jobs? Some Editors (joe) create a file with an "~" at the end as a backup. If you edit one of your cronjob-scripts in /etc/cron.hourly/ , you may create a second file that will be run by cron too. This happened here some time ago and it took some time to figure out the reason. best regards --- Michael Schumacher PAMAS Partikelmess- und Analysesysteme GmbH Dieselstr.10, D-71277 Rutesheim Tel +49-7152-99630 Fax +49-7152-996333 Geschäftsführer: Gerhard Schreck Handelsregister B Stuttgart HRB 252024