Tim,
You might try created a systemd service for it instead. E.g.
#####
[Unit]
Description=Get email
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=%i
ExecStart=/usr/bin/fetchmail -d 900
#####
Save the above to `/usr/lib/systemd/system/fetchmail@.service`. You
can then use `systemctl <command> fetchmail(a)tim.service` to manage it
for the tim account, and similarly for any other accounts on the
system. I use something very close to this to start my SpiderOak
backup in headless mode at boot. More details at:
https://github.com/funnelfiasco/spideroak-init
--
Ben Cotton
He / Him / His
Fedora Program Manager
Red Hat
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