bitnami - /etc/crontab not being run, as well as /etc/cron.daily and so forth -

this driving me crazy.

it seems none of cron tasks in /etc/crontab or /etc/cron.daily run? i'm not sure how investigate this.

i've done crontab -e root, , added * * * * * /bin/echo "cron works" >> /tmp/abcxyzcrontest works (/tmp/abcxyzcrontest) gets populated.

what possible reasons these not being run?

the contents of /etc/crontab is:

# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # unlike other crontab don't have run `crontab' # command install new version when edit file # , files in /etc/cron.d. these files have username fields, # none of other crontabs do.  shell=/bin/sh path=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin  # m h dom mon dow user  command * * * * * /bin/echo "cron works" >> /tmp/crontestabcxyz123first 17 *    * * *   root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly 25 6    * * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) 47 6    * * 7   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly ) 52 6    1 * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly ) # 09 * * * * bitnami cd /opt/bitnami/stats && ./agent.bin --run -d * * * * * /bin/echo "cron works" >> /tmp/crontestabcxyzfrometccrontabsecond 

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update

i've modified:

* * * * * /bin/echo "cron works" >> /tmp/crontestabcxyz123first 

to include user so:

* * * * * root /bin/echo "cron works" >> /tmp/crontestabcxyz123first 

and seems work (/tmp/crontestabcxyz123first gets populated)...

this still not explain why hourly cron instance not run...

while manually executing cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly root works?