On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 6:44 PM Mark E. Fuller <mark.e.fuller@gmail.com> wrote:

need to run `sudo systemctl enable cron` to get it going at every boot and`sudo systemctl start cron` to start it immediately

Or better, 'sudo systemctl enable --now cron', which does both actions in one command. ditto for 'disable' / stop.

P.S. I know the OP's issue has been resolved, this is for future Googlers...