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crontab -e yields "non-zero exit status from vi" (Doc ID 1017682.1)

Last updated on JUNE 13, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8 6/00 U1 and later
All Platforms

Symptoms

Editing a crontab with vi sometimes returns the following error message on exit:

"non-zero exit status from vi"

The changes made during such sessions are discarded by cron. The cron process is very cautious about what it will accept from vi, and any event that provokes an exit status of 1 will nullify the entire crontab session.

Cause

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