FCRON.CONF(5)FCRON.CONF(5)NAMEfcron.conf - configuration file for fcron and fcrontab
DESCRIPTION
ABSTRACT
This page describes the syntax used for the configuration file of
fcrontab(1), fcrondyn(1) and fcron(8).
Blank lines, line beginning by a hash sign (#) (which are considered
comments), leading blanks and tabs are ignored. Each line in a
fcron.conf file is of the form
name = value
where the blanks around equal-sign (=) are ignored and optional. Trail‐
ing blanks are also ignored.
The following names are recognized (default value in parentheses):
"VALID VARIABLES IN A FCRON.CONF FILE"
fcrontabs=directory (/usr/local/var/spool/fcron)
Fcron spool directory.
pidfile=file-path (/usr/local/var/run/fcron.pid)
Location of fcron pid file (needed by fcrontab to work prop‐
erly).
fifofile=file-path (/usr/local/var/run/fcron.fifo)
Location of fcron fifo file (needed by fcrondyn to communicate
with fcron).
fcronallow=file-path (/usr/local/etc/fcron.allow)
Location of fcron.allow file.
fcrondeny=file-path (/usr/local/etc/fcron.deny)
Location of fcron.deny file.
shell=file-path (/bin/sh)
Location of default shell called by fcron when running a job.
When fcron runs a job, fcron uses the value of SHELL from the
fcrontab if any, otherwise it uses the value from fcron.conf if
any, or in last resort the value from /etc/passwd.
sendmail=file-path (/usr/sbin/sendmail)
Location of mailer program called by fcron to send job output.
editor=file-path (/usr/bin/vi)
Location of default editor used when invoking "fcrontab -e".
File-paths and directories are complete and absolute (i.e.
beginning by a "/").
To run several instances of fcron simultaneously on the same system,
you must use a different configuration file for each instance. Each
instance must have a different fcrontabs, pidfile and fifofile. Then,
use fcron(8)'s command line option -c to select which config file (so
which instance) you refer to.
FILES
/usr/local/etc/fcron.conf
Configuration file for fcron, fcrontab and fcrondyn: contains
paths (spool dir, pid file) and default programs to use (editor,
shell, etc). See fcron.conf(5) for more details.
/usr/local/etc/fcron.allow
Users allowed to use fcrontab and fcrondyn (one name per line,
special name "all" acts for everyone)
/usr/local/etc/fcron.deny
Users who are not allowed to use fcrontab and fcrondyn (same
format as allow file)
/usr/local/etc/pam.d/fcron (or /usr/local/etc/pam.conf)
PAM configuration file for fcron. Take a look at pam(8) for more
details.
SEE ALSOfcrontab(1),
fcrondyn(1),
fcrontab(5),
fcron.conf(5),
fcron(8).
If you're learning how to use fcron from scratch, I suggest that you
read the HTML version of the documentation (if your are not reading it
right now! :) ): the content is the same, but it is easier to navigate
thanks to the hyperlinks.
AUTHOR
Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>
04/05/2010 05 avril 2010 FCRON.CONF(5)
