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[ff769b8c] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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[52d29f7] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[30edc031] | 7 | <!ENTITY fcron-download-http "http://fcron.free.fr/archives/fcron-&fcron-version;.src.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY fcron-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.seul.org/pub/fcron/fcron-&fcron-version;.src.tar.gz">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY fcron-md5sum "f408960f4c08ad377e61531ca48669bb">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY fcron-size "397 KB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY fcron-buildsize "3.4 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY fcron-time "0.10 SBU">
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[52d29f7] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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[5c5cdbc] | 15 | <sect1 id="fcron" xreflabel="Fcron-&fcron-version;">
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[30edc031] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="fcron.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>Fcron-&fcron-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="fcron">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-Fcron">Fcron</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to Fcron</title>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>The <application>Fcron</application> package contains a periodical
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| 33 | command scheduler which aims at replacing <application>Vixie
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| 34 | Cron</application>.</para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 37 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 38 | <listitem>
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| 39 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-http;"/></para>
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| 40 | </listitem>
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &fcron-md5sum;</para>
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| 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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| 48 | <para>Download size: &fcron-size;</para>
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| 49 | </listitem>
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| 50 | <listitem>
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| 51 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &fcron-buildsize;</para>
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| 52 | </listitem>
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| 53 | <listitem>
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| 54 | <para>Estimated build time: &fcron-time;</para>
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| 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | </itemizedlist>
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| 57 |
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| 58 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fcron Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 59 |
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| 60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 61 | <para><ulink url="../server/mail.html">MTA</ulink>,
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| 62 | <xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>,
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| 63 | <ulink url="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/">SELinux</ulink>,
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| 64 | <xref linkend="docbook-utils"/> and
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| 65 | <ulink url="../postlfs/editors.html">a text editor</ulink> (default is
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| 66 | <xref linkend="vim"/>)</para>
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| 67 |
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| 68 | </sect2>
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| 69 |
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| 70 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 71 | <title>Installation of Fcron</title>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <para id="fcron-syslog"><application>Fcron</application> uses the cron facility
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| 74 | of <command>syslog</command> to log all messages. Since LFS
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| 75 | does not set up this facility in <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>, it
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| 76 | needs to be done prior to installing <application>Fcron</application>. This
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| 77 | command will append the necessary line to the current
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| 78 | <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>:</para>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-syslog">
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| 81 | <primary sortas="e-etc-syslog.conf">/etc/syslog.conf</primary>
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| 82 | </indexterm>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/syslog.conf << "EOF"
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| 85 | <literal># Begin fcron addition to /etc/syslog.conf
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[1586494] | 86 |
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[52d29f7] | 87 | cron.* -/var/log/cron.log
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[1586494] | 88 |
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[30edc031] | 89 | # End fcron addition</literal>
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| 90 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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[1586494] | 91 |
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[30edc031] | 92 | <para>The configuration file has been modified, so reloading the
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| 93 | <command>sysklogd</command> daemon will activate the changes.</para>
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| 94 |
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| 95 | <screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd reload</userinput></screen>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <para>For security reasons, an unprivileged user and group for
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| 98 | <application>Fcron</application> should be created:</para>
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| 99 |
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| 100 | <screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd fcron &&
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| 101 | useradd -d /dev/null -c "Fcron User" -g fcron -s /bin/false fcron</userinput></screen>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <para>Install <application>Fcron</application> by running the following
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| 104 | commands:</para>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <screen><userinput>./configure --without-sendmail --with-answer-all=no &&
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| 107 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 108 |
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| 109 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 114 |
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| 115 | </sect2>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 118 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 119 |
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| 120 | <para><parameter>--without-sendmail</parameter>:
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| 121 | <application>Fcron</application> will use an installed MTA
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| 122 | to email you the results of the <command>fcron</command> script. Omit the
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| 123 | switch and use
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| 124 | <option>--with-sendmail=<replaceable>[/path/to/MTA]</replaceable></option>
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| 125 | if you wish to utilize this feature.</para>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <para><parameter>--with-answer-all=no</parameter>: After the files are
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| 128 | installed, the <command>make install</command> script enters into a
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| 129 | configuration routine. The first test will be whether to install a boot
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| 130 | script in the <filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/init.d</filename>
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| 131 | directory with the appropriate symbolic links in run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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| 132 | The second is to stop any current <command>fcron</command> processes
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| 133 | and start a new one. Since this is probably your first install and a boot script
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| 134 | based upon the BLFS template is desired, answer 'n' to both tests.</para>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | </sect2>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 139 | <title>Configuring Fcron</title>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <sect3 id="fcron-config">
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| 142 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <para><filename>/etc/fcron.conf</filename>,
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| 145 | <filename>/etc/fcron.allow</filename>, and
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| 146 | <filename>/etc/fcron.deny</filename></para>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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| 149 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.conf">/etc/fcron.conf</primary>
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| 150 | </indexterm>
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| 151 |
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| 152 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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| 153 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.allow">/etc/fcron.allow</primary>
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| 154 | </indexterm>
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| 155 |
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| 156 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-config">
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| 157 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fcron.deny">/etc/fcron.deny</primary>
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| 158 | </indexterm>
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| 159 |
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| 160 | </sect3>
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| 161 |
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| 162 | <sect3>
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| 163 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 164 |
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| 165 | <para>There are no required changes in any of the config files.
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| 166 | Configuration information can be found in the man page for
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| 167 | <filename>fcron.conf</filename>.</para>
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| 168 |
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| 169 | <para><command>fcron</command> scripts are written using
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| 170 | <command>fcrontab</command>. Refer to the <command>fcrontab</command> man
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| 171 | page for proper parameters to address your situation.</para>
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| 172 |
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| 173 | <para id="fcron-pam">If <application>Linux-PAM</application>
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| 174 | is installed, two PAM configuration files are installed in
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| 175 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/pam.d</filename>. Alternatively if
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| 176 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/pam.d</filename> is not used, the installation
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| 177 | will append two configuration sections to the exiting
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| 178 | <filename>/etc/pam.conf</filename> file. You should ensure the files match your
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| 179 | preferences. Modify them as required to suit your needs.</para>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-pam">
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| 182 | <primary sortas="e-etc-pam.d">/etc/pam.d/*</primary>
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| 183 | </indexterm>
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| 184 |
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| 185 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-pam">
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| 186 | <primary sortas="e-etc-pam.conf">/etc/pam.conf</primary>
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| 187 | </indexterm>
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| 188 |
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| 189 | </sect3>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <sect3 id="fcron-init">
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| 192 | <title>Boot Script</title>
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| 193 |
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| 194 | <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/fcron</filename>
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| 195 | init script from the <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/>
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| 196 | package.</para>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-init">
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| 199 | <primary sortas="f-fcron">fcron</primary>
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| 200 | </indexterm>
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| 201 |
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| 202 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-fcron</userinput></screen>
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| 203 |
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| 204 | </sect3>
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| 205 |
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| 206 | </sect2>
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| 207 |
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| 208 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 209 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 210 |
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| 211 | <segmentedlist>
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| 212 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 213 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 214 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 215 |
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| 216 | <seglistitem>
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| 217 | <seg>fcron, fcrondyn, fcronsighup, and fcrontab</seg>
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| 218 | <seg>None</seg>
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| 219 | <seg>/usr/share/doc/fcron-&fcron-version; and /var/spool/fcron</seg>
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| 220 | </seglistitem>
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| 221 | </segmentedlist>
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| 222 |
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| 223 | <variablelist>
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| 224 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 225 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 226 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 227 |
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| 228 | <varlistentry id="fcron-prog">
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| 229 | <term><command>fcron</command></term>
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| 230 | <listitem>
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| 231 | <para>is the scheduling daemon.</para>
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| 232 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcron-prog">
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| 233 | <primary sortas="b-fcron">fcron</primary>
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| 234 | </indexterm>
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| 235 | </listitem>
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| 236 | </varlistentry>
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| 237 |
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| 238 | <varlistentry id="fcrondyn">
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| 239 | <term><command>fcrondyn</command></term>
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| 240 | <listitem>
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| 241 | <para>is a user tool intended to interact with a running
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| 242 | <command>fcron</command> daemon.</para>
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| 243 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcrondyn">
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| 244 | <primary sortas="b-fcrondyn">fcrondyn</primary>
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| 245 | </indexterm>
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| 246 | </listitem>
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| 247 | </varlistentry>
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| 248 |
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| 249 | <varlistentry id="fcronsighup">
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| 250 | <term><command>fcronsighup</command></term>
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| 251 | <listitem>
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| 252 | <para>instructs <command>fcron</command> to reread the
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| 253 | <application>Fcron</application> tables.</para>
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| 254 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcronsighup">
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| 255 | <primary sortas="b-fcronsighup">fcronsighup</primary>
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| 256 | </indexterm>
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| 257 | </listitem>
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| 258 | </varlistentry>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | <varlistentry id="fcrontab">
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| 261 | <term><command>fcrontab</command></term>
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| 262 | <listitem>
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| 263 | <para>is a program used to install, edit, list and remove the
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| 264 | tables used by <command>fcron</command>.</para>
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| 265 | <indexterm zone="fcron fcrontab">
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| 266 | <primary sortas="b-fcrontab">fcrontab</primary>
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| 267 | </indexterm>
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| 268 | </listitem>
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| 269 | </varlistentry>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | </variablelist>
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| 272 |
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| 273 | </sect2>
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[f45b1953] | 274 |
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| 275 | </sect1>
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