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Add <span class="file"><var>$prefix</var>/cron/crontab.in</span> as a +crontab entry by executing these commands: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % cd $prefix/cron + % crontab -u mailman crontab.in +</pre></div> + +<p> +If you used the <b class="programopt">--with-username</b> option, use that user name +instead of <code>mailman</code> for the <b class="programopt">-u</b> argument value. If your +crontab does not support the <b class="programopt">-u</b> option, try these commands: + +<p> +<div class="verbatim"><pre> + % cd $prefix/cron + % su - mailman + % crontab crontab.in +</pre></div> + +<p> +<br><hr><h4>Footnotes</h4> +<dl> +<dt><a name="foot551">... time</a><A + HREF="node41.html#tex2html6"><sup>6</sup></a></dt> +<dd>Note that +if you're upgrading from a previous version of Mailman, you'll want to install +the new crontab, but be careful if you're running multiple Mailman +installations on your site! 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