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aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=enzu-ru.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.s=20210112 header.b=cDqCA4hN; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.04 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail ("headers rsa verify failed") header.d=enzu-ru.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.s=20210112 header.b=cDqCA4hN; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 124B93C302 X-Spam-Score: -2.04 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: +G1ZApIFGj0h I was a bit puzzled why mcron was failing; based on the error, I assumed file permissions, and did not realize the actual problem was my faulty syntax within a file. Until we can get more detailed error messages in place, I propose this patch to make the current generic error we have slightly more helpful. diff --git a/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm b/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm index 4c5f7b5..3e581fa 100644 --- a/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm +++ b/src/mcron/scripts/mcron.scm @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not defined uses ~/.config/cron instead)." "/cron"))) (when (eq? 2 errors) (mcron-error 13 - "Cannot read files in your ~/.config/cron (or ~/.cron) directory.")))) + "There was an error reading files in your ~/.config/cron (or ~/.cron) directory. Double-check the folder and file permissions and syntax."))))