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In my AIX server, the cron job runs fine when specified to run every minute. 

* * * * * echo "test" >> /home/myUser/testLog.log

But it doesn't work when a specific time is given.

* 16 * * * echo "test" >> /home/myUser/testLog.log

Please note I've checked below:

  1. The server time is after 16
  2. The mail file doesn't show any errors (it does if there are any other errors, such as a permission issue)
  3. There are no other logs that I could find to debug, such as /var/logs/cron or syslog.
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  • "The server time is after 16" -- You mean it is after 16 but before 17, right?
    – Lacek
    Jul 5, 2017 at 12:43
  • @Lacek Yes it's before 17
    – Sudh33ra
    Jul 5, 2017 at 14:44
  • Is your server time equal to the localtime or UTC? What is the output of the date?
    – Kondybas
    Jul 5, 2017 at 14:51
  • @kondybas It's local time. Server time was 16.20 at the time.
    – Sudh33ra
    Jul 5, 2017 at 15:03
  • I would check what hour gets appended if you write * * * * * date >> /home/myUser/testLog.log
    – janos
    Jul 5, 2017 at 19:31

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