%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Fcron The Fcron package contains a periodical command scheduler which aims at replacing Vixie Cron. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &fcron-md5sum; Download size: &fcron-size; Estimated disk space required: &fcron-buildsize; Estimated build time: &fcron-time; Fcron Dependencies Optional MTA, , SELinux, and a text editor (default is ) Fcron uses the cron facility of syslog to log all messages. Since LFS does not set up this facility in /etc/syslog.conf, it needs to be done prior to installing Fcron. This command will append the necessary line to the current /etc/syslog.conf: /etc/syslog.conf cat >> /etc/syslog.conf << "EOF" # Begin fcron addition to /etc/syslog.conf cron.* -/var/log/cron.log # End fcron addition EOF The configuration file has been modified, so reloading the sysklogd daemon will activate the changes. /etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd reload For security reasons, an unprivileged user and group for Fcron should be created: groupadd -g 22 fcron && useradd -d /dev/null -c "Fcron User" -g fcron -s /bin/false -u 22 fcron Install Fcron by running the following commands: ./configure --without-sendmail --with-answer-all=no && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --without-sendmail: Fcron will use an installed MTA to email you the results of the fcron script. Omit the switch and use --with-sendmail=[/path/to/MTA] if you wish to utilize this feature. --with-answer-all=no: After the files are installed, the make install script enters into a configuration routine. The first test will be whether to install a boot script in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory with the appropriate symbolic links in run levels 2, 3, 4, and 5. The second is to stop any current fcron processes and start a new one. Since this is probably your first install and a boot script based upon the BLFS template is desired, answer 'n' to both tests. /etc/fcron.conf, /etc/fcron.allow, and /etc/fcron.deny /etc/fcron.conf /etc/fcron.allow /etc/fcron.deny There are no required changes in any of the config files. Configuration information can be found in the man page for fcron.conf. fcron scripts are written using fcrontab. Refer to the fcrontab man page for proper parameters to address your situation. If Linux-PAM is installed, two PAM configuration files are installed in /etc/pam.d. Alternatively if /etc/pam.d is not used, the installation will append two configuration sections to the exiting /etc/pam.conf file. You should ensure the files match your preferences. Modify them as required to suit your needs. /etc/pam.d/* /etc/pam.conf Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/fcron init script from the package. fcron make install-fcron Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories fcron, fcrondyn, fcronsighup, and fcrontab None /usr/share/doc/fcron-&fcron-version; and /var/spool/fcron Short Descriptions fcron is the scheduling daemon. fcron fcrondyn is a user tool intended to interact with a running fcron daemon. fcrondyn fcronsighup instructs fcron to reread the Fcron tables. fcronsighup fcrontab is a program used to install, edit, list and remove the tables used by fcron. fcrontab