Missing crontab

[ME]

Robert Hayes said:
> OK,
>
> I don't get it here. My cron file is percolating along just fine just as
> it  always has. I know because I moved the machine into my bedroom from
> my office  (don't ask) and it wakes me up every morning at 5:15
> thrashing and gnashing  away as it downloads my mail. I KNOW the cron
> file is working.
>
> But I can't find it.
>
> I wanted to add something to it, I'm logged in as myself, I enter
> crontab -e
> and get back: file not found, opening blank file.
>
> Same result when I use the -u username switch.
>
> When I log in as root the root crontab comes right up.
>
> What is happening here? Any ideas?
> Is this a conspiracy? Did I forget to pay some upgrade fee to the cron
> faerie?
>
> I'm cronfused.
>
> RH

If there is an automated system installed cron at work, and you are on
Debian, consider examining:
/etc/cron.daily/
look through to see what scripts you have.

You may also have /etc/cron.weekly and /etc/cron.monthly