So we do not have a clear solution though it looks like we got there in the end - somehow.
A solution to the OP’s satisfaction is a solution one way or t’other
Whatever, 
it was nothing to do with Virtualmin or Cron
So we do not have a clear solution though it looks like we got there in the end - somehow.
A solution to the OP’s satisfaction is a solution one way or t’other
Whatever, it was nothing to do with Virtualmin or Cron