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 <!ENTITY fcron-buildsize "3.4 MB">
 <!ENTITY fcron-time "0.10 SBU">
 ]>
 …
 </sect1info>
 <?dbhtml filename="fcron.html"?>
 <title>Fcron-&fcron-version;</title>
+<title><application>Fcron</application>-&fcron-version;</title>
 <sect2>
 <title>Introduction to <application>Fcron</application></title>
 <para>The <application>Fcron</application> package contains a periodical
 command scheduler which aims at replacing <application>Vixie
 Cron</application>.</para>
 <sect3><title>Package information</title>
 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
+<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&fcron-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
+<ulink url="&fcron-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download (FTP):
+<ulink url="&fcron-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>Download size: &fcron-size;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: &fcron-buildsize;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &fcron-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
+&fcron-buildsize;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
+&fcron-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
 </sect3>
 <sect3><title><application>Fcron</application> dependencies</title>
 <sect4><title>Optional</title>
+<para>
+<ulink url="../server/mail.html">MTA</ulink>,
+<para><ulink url="../server/mail.html">MTA</ulink>,
 <xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>,
 <ulink url="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/">SELinux</ulink>,
 <xref linkend="docbook-utils"/> and
 <ulink url="../postlfs/editors.html">a text editor</ulink> (default is
 <xref linkend="postlfs-editors-vim"/>)
 </para></sect4>
+<xref linkend="postlfs-editors-vim"/>)</para>
+</sect4>
 </sect3>
 </sect2>
 <sect2>
 <title>Installation of <application>Fcron</application></title>
 <para><application>Fcron</application> uses the cron facility of
+<command>syslog</command>
+to log all messages. Since <acronym>LFS</acronym> does not set up this
+facility in <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>, it needs to be done
+prior to installing <application>Fcron</application>. This command will append
+the necessary line to the current <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>:</para>
+<command>syslog</command> to log all messages. Since <acronym>LFS</acronym>
+does not set up this facility in <filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>, it
+needs to be done prior to installing <application>Fcron</application>. This
+command will append the necessary line to the current
+<filename>/etc/syslog.conf</filename>:</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/syslog.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
 # Begin fcron addition to /etc/syslog.conf
 cron.* -/var/log/cron.log
 # End fcron addition
 EOF</command></userinput></screen>
 <para>The configuration file has been modified, so reloading the
 <command>sysklogd</command> daemon will activate the changes.</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>/etc/rc.d/init.d/sysklogd reload</command></userinput></screen>
 <para>For security reasons, we need to create an unprivileged user and
 group for <application>fcron</application>:</para>
+<para>For security reasons, an unprivileged user and group for
+<application>Fcron</application> should be created:</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>groupadd fcron &amp;&amp;
+useradd -d /dev/null -g fcron -s /bin/false fcron</command></userinput></screen>
+<para>Install <application>Fcron</application> by running the following commands:</para>
+useradd -d /dev/null -c "Fcron User" -g fcron -s /bin/false fcron</command></userinput></screen>
+<para>Install <application>Fcron</application> by running the following
+commands:</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>./configure --without-sendmail --with-answer-all=no &amp;&amp;
 make &amp;&amp;
 make install</command></userinput></screen>
 </sect2>
 <sect2>
 <title>Command explanations</title>
 <para><option>--without-sendmail</option>: <application>Fcron</application>
 will use an installed <acronym>MTA</acronym> to email you the results of the
 …
 the switch to <parameter>--with-sendmail=<replaceable>[path to your
 MTA]</replaceable></parameter>.</para>
 <para><parameter>--with-answer-all=no</parameter>: After the files are
 installed, the <command>make install</command> script enters into a
+configuration routine.  The first test will be whether to install a boot script in the <filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/init.d</filename> 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 we want a boot script based upon the
+<acronym>BLFS</acronym> template, we answer 'n' to both tests.</para>
+configuration routine.  The first test will be whether to install a boot
+script in the <filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/init.d</filename>
+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
+<acronym>BLFS</acronym> template is desired, answer 'n' to both tests.</para>
 </sect2>
 <sect2>
 <title>Configuring <application>Fcron</application></title>
 <sect3><title>Config files</title>
 <para><filename>/etc/fcron.conf</filename>,
 <filename>/etc/fcron.allow</filename>,
+<filename>/etc/fcron.allow</filename> and
 <filename>/etc/fcron.deny</filename></para>
 </sect3>
 <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
 <para>There are no required changes in any of the config files.
 Configuration information can be found in the man page for
 <filename>fcron.conf</filename>.</para>
+<para><command>fcron</command> scripts are written using <command>fcrontab</command>.
+Refer to the fcrontab man page for proper parameters to address your situation.</para>
+<para><command>fcron</command> scripts are written using
+<command>fcrontab</command>. Refer to the <command>fcrontab</command> man
+page for proper parameters to address your situation.</para>
 <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/fcron</filename>
+init script from the <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package.</para>
+init script from the <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/>
+package.</para>
 <screen><userinput><command>make install-fcron</command></userinput></screen>
 </sect3>
 </sect2>
 <sect2>
 <title>Contents</title>
 <para>The <application>Fcron</application> package contains
 <command>fcron</command>, <command>fcrontab</command>, <command>fcronsighup
 </command> and <command>fcrondyn.</command></para>
+<command>fcron</command>, <command>fcrontab</command>,
+<command>fcronsighup</command> and <command>fcrondyn</command>.</para>
 </sect2>
 <sect2><title>Description</title>
 <sect3><title>fcron</title>
+<para><command>fcron</command> is the scheduling daemon.
+</para></sect3>
+<para><command>fcron</command> is the scheduling daemon.</para></sect3>
 <sect3><title>fcrontab</title>
 <para><command>fcrontab</command> is the program used to install, edit, list
 and remove the tables used by <command>fcron</command>.</para></sect3>
 <sect3><title>fcronsighup</title>
 <para><command>fcronsighup</command> instructs <command>fcron</command> to
 reread the fcron tables.</para></sect3>
 <sect3><title>fcrondyn</title>
 <para><command>fcrondyn</command> is a user tool intended to interact with a
 running <command>fcron</command> daemon.</para></sect3>
 </sect2>

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