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Cron commands not working when outputting to stderr(2>&1)

The error: username@host:/home/foo> fetchmail -f /opt/rt-fetchmail/fetchmail 2>&1 /dev/null Enter password for username@/dev/null: Solution: Change the cron entry / command to the following: fetchmail -f /opt/rt-fetchmail/fetchmail > /dev/null 2>&1 This will stop -all- output from appearing.

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