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NAME

6       fcron.conf - configuration file for fcron and fcrontab
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DESCRIPTION

9   ABSTRACT
10       This  page  describes  the  syntax  used  for the configuration file of
11       fcrontab(1), fcrondyn(1) and fcron(8).
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13       Blank lines, line beginning by a hash sign (#)  (which  are  considered
14       comments),  leading  blanks  and  tabs  are  ignored.  Each  line  in a
15       fcron.conf file is of the form
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18              name = value
19       where the blanks around equal-sign (=) are ignored and optional. Trail‐
20       ing blanks are also ignored.
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22       The  following  names  are  recognized  (default value in parentheses):
23       "VALID VARIABLES IN A FCRON.CONF FILE"
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25       fcrontabs=directory  (/usr/local/var/spool/fcron)
26              Fcron spool directory.
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28       pidfile=file-path  (/usr/local/var/run/fcron.pid)
29              Location of fcron pid file (needed by  fcrontab  to  work  prop‐
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32       fifofile=file-path  (/usr/local/var/run/fcron.fifo)
33              Location  of  fcron fifo file (needed by fcrondyn to communicate
34              with fcron).
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36       fcronallow=file-path  (/usr/local/etc/fcron.allow)
37              Location of fcron.allow file.
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39       fcrondeny=file-path  (/usr/local/etc/fcron.deny)
40              Location of fcron.deny file.
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42       shell=file-path  (/bin/sh)
43              Location of default shell called by fcron when  running  a  job.
44              When  fcron  runs  a job, fcron uses the value of SHELL from the
45              fcrontab if any, otherwise it uses the value from fcron.conf  if
46              any, or in last resort the value from /etc/passwd.
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48       sendmail=file-path  (/usr/sbin/sendmail)
49              Location of mailer program called by fcron to send job output.
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51       editor=file-path  (/usr/bin/vi)
52              Location  of  default  editor  used when invoking "fcrontab -e".
53              File-paths and  directories  are  complete  and  absolute  (i.e.
54              beginning by a "/").
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56       To  run  several  instances of fcron simultaneously on the same system,
57       you must use a different configuration file  for  each  instance.  Each
58       instance  must  have a different fcrontabs, pidfile and fifofile. Then,
59       use fcron(8)'s command line option -c to select which config  file  (so
60       which instance) you refer to.
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FILES

63       /usr/local/etc/fcron.conf
64              Configuration  file  for  fcron, fcrontab and fcrondyn: contains
65              paths (spool dir, pid file) and default programs to use (editor,
66              shell, etc). See fcron.conf(5) for more details.
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68       /usr/local/etc/fcron.allow
69              Users  allowed  to use fcrontab and fcrondyn (one name per line,
70              special name "all" acts for everyone)
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72       /usr/local/etc/fcron.deny
73              Users who are not allowed to use  fcrontab  and  fcrondyn  (same
74              format as allow file)
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76       /usr/local/etc/pam.d/fcron (or /usr/local/etc/pam.conf)
77              PAM configuration file for fcron. Take a look at pam(8) for more
78              details.
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SEE ALSO

81       fcrontab(1),
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87       fcron.conf(5),
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89       fcron(8).
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91       If you're learning how to use fcron from scratch, I  suggest  that  you
92       read  the HTML version of the documentation (if your are not reading it
93       right now! :) ): the content is the same, but it is easier to  navigate
94       thanks to the hyperlinks.
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AUTHOR

97       Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>
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10106/03/2007                       03 juin 2007                    FCRON.CONF(5)
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