I installed ubuntu 6.06 server. when i do
ps -ef|grep cron
i get:
root 3616 1 0 Dec08 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/cron

and yet, none of the things in cron.daily or the other cron folders get
executed. Any ideas? here is the cron /etc/crontab file:

# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
# command to install the new version when you edit this file.
# This file also has a username field, that none of the 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
17 * * * * root run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cro
n.daily
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cro
n.weekly
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report
/etc/cro
n.monthly