glfs/general/sysutils/fcron/fcron-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of fcron</title>

<para>Fcron uses the cron facility of syslog to log all messages.  Since LFS 
does not set up this facility in <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>, it needs to be done prior 
to installing fcron.  This command will append the necessary line to the 
current <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>.</para>

<para><screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/syslog.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
# Begin fcron addition to /etc/syslog.conf

cron.* -/var/log/cron.log

# End fcron addition
<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>

<para>The configuration file has been modified, so reloading the sysklogd 
daemon will activate the changes.</para>

<para><screen><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd reload</userinput></screen></para>

<para>Install fcron by running the following commands:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>./configure &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</userinput></screen></para>

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<sect2>

<title>Install fcron without MTA </title>

<para>Fcron does not require a mail transfer agent (MTA) to run, but will 
use one if it is installed to email you the results of the fcron script.  If 
you wish to install without a MTA, run the following commands:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>./configure --without-sendmail &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</userinput></screen></para>

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