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282 lines
9.7 KiB
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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<!ENTITY fcron-download-http "http://fcron.free.fr/archives/fcron-&fcron-version;.src.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY fcron-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.seul.org/pub/fcron/fcron-&fcron-version;.src.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY fcron-md5sum "5a26a1dfd91fdc7e87401e98aef870e6">
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<!ENTITY fcron-size "540 KB">
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<!ENTITY fcron-buildsize "3.6 MB">
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<!ENTITY fcron-time "0.1 SBU">
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]>
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<sect1 id="fcron" xreflabel="Fcron-&fcron-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="fcron.html"?>
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Fcron-&fcron-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="fcron">
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<primary sortas="a-Fcron">Fcron</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<sect2 role="package">
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<title>Introduction to Fcron</title>
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<para>The <application>Fcron</application> package contains a periodical
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command scheduler which aims at replacing <application>Vixie
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Cron</application>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-http;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-ftp;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download MD5 sum: &fcron-md5sum;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download size: &fcron-size;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated disk space required: &fcron-buildsize;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated build time: &fcron-time;</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fcron Dependencies</bridgehead>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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<para role="optional">An <xref linkend="server-mail"/>,
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<ulink url="../postlfs/editors.html">text editor</ulink> (default is
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<command>vi</command> from the <xref linkend="vim"/> package),
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<xref linkend="linux-pam"/>,
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<xref linkend="docbook-utils"/>
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</para>
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<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/fcron"/></para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="installation">
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<title>Installation of Fcron</title>
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<para id="fcron-syslog"><application>Fcron</application> uses the cron facility
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of <command>syslog</command> to log all messages. Since LFS
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does not set up this facility in <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>, it
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needs to be done prior to installing <application>Fcron</application>. This
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command will append the necessary line to the current
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<filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename> (perform as the
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<systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user):</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-syslog">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-syslog.conf">/etc/syslog.conf</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/syslog.conf << "EOF"
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<literal># Begin fcron addition to /etc/syslog.conf
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cron.* -/var/log/cron.log
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# End fcron addition</literal>
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EOF</userinput></screen>
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<para>The configuration file has been modified, so reloading the
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<command>sysklogd</command> daemon will activate the changes (again as the
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<systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user).</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd reload</userinput></screen>
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<para>For security reasons, an unprivileged user and group for
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<application>Fcron</application> should be created (perform as the
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<systemitem class='username'>root</systemitem> user):</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 22 fcron &&
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useradd -d /dev/null -c "Fcron User" -g fcron -s /bin/false -u 22 fcron</userinput></screen>
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<para>Install <application>Fcron</application> by running the following
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commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
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--localstatedir=/var --without-sendmail --with-boot-install=no &&
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make</userinput></screen>
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<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="commands">
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<title>Command Explanations</title>
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<para><parameter>--without-sendmail</parameter>: By default,
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<application>Fcron</application> will attempt to use the
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<command>sendmail</command> command from an <xref linkend="server-mail"/>
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package to email you the results of the <command>fcron</command> script.
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This switch is used to disable default email notification. Omit the switch
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to enable the default. Alternatively, you can use the
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<option>--with-sendmail=<replaceable></path/to/MTA
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command></replaceable></option> to use a different mailer command.</para>
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<para><parameter>--with-boot-install=no</parameter>: This prevents installation
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of the bootscript included with the package.</para>
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<para><option>--with-editor=<replaceable></path/to/editor></replaceable></option>:
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This switch allows you to set the default text editor.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="configuration">
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<title>Configuring Fcron</title>
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<sect3 id="fcron-config">
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<title>Config Files</title>
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<para><filename>/etc/fcron.conf</filename>,
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<filename>/etc/fcron.allow</filename>, and
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<filename>/etc/fcron.deny</filename></para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.conf">/etc/fcron.conf</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.allow">/etc/fcron.allow</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.deny">/etc/fcron.deny</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Configuration Information</title>
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<para>There are no required changes in any of the config files.
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Configuration information can be found in the man page for
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<filename>fcron.conf</filename>.</para>
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<para><command>fcron</command> scripts are written using
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<command>fcrontab</command>. Refer to the <command>fcrontab</command> man
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page for proper parameters to address your situation.</para>
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<para id="fcron-pam">If <application>Linux-PAM</application>
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is installed, two PAM configuration files are installed in
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<filename class='directory'>/etc/pam.d</filename>. Alternatively if
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<filename class='directory'>/etc/pam.d</filename> is not used, the installation
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will append two configuration sections to the exiting
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<filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> file. You should ensure the files match your
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preferences. Modify them as required to suit your needs.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-pam">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-pam.d">/etc/pam.d/*</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-pam">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-pam.conf">/etc/pam.conf</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="fcron-init">
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<title>Boot Script</title>
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<para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/fcron</filename>
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init script from the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/>
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package.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-init">
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<primary sortas="f-fcron">fcron</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-fcron</userinput></screen>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="content">
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<title>Contents</title>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>fcron, fcrondyn, fcronsighup, and fcrontab</seg>
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<seg>None</seg>
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<seg>/usr/share/doc/fcron-&fcron-version; and /var/spool/fcron</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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<variablelist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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<varlistentry id="fcron-prog">
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<term><command>fcron</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is the scheduling daemon.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcron-prog">
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<primary sortas="b-fcron">fcron</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="fcrondyn">
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<term><command>fcrondyn</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is a user tool intended to interact with a running
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<command>fcron</command> daemon.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcrondyn">
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<primary sortas="b-fcrondyn">fcrondyn</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="fcronsighup">
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<term><command>fcronsighup</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>instructs <command>fcron</command> to reread the
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<application>Fcron</application> tables.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcronsighup">
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<primary sortas="b-fcronsighup">fcronsighup</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="fcrontab">
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<term><command>fcrontab</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is a program used to install, edit, list and remove the
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tables used by <command>fcron</command>.</para>
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<indexterm zone="fcron fcrontab">
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<primary sortas="b-fcrontab">fcrontab</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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