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| author |   Richard Narron <richard@aaazen.com> | 2014-08-07 13:08:12 +0700 |
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| committer |   Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2014-08-07 13:08:46 +0700 |
| commit | ed73b57964157ec624e06d7dbf2270a168e4ab73 (patch) | |
| tree | 129e83263a9fab19346e3f82002400a477638244 /system/fcron/README | |
| parent | b44e0e2f9b81b09c16538dd78de42541f76f6105 (diff) | |
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system/fcron: Added (periodical command scheduler).
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/system/fcron/README b/system/fcron/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d664aede05 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/fcron/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Fcron is a periodical command scheduler which aims at replacing +Vixie Cron and Anacron. + +Fcron works well on systems that are not continuously running such +as laptops or desktops and it is loaded with features. + +When a machine is powered on, Fcron can start jobs that were +skipped while the machine was powered off. + +Installation notes: +------------------- +Group fcron and user fcron must exist before installation. +So as root do this: + groupadd -g 289 fcron + useradd -u 289 -g fcron -d /var/spool/fcron -M -s /bin/false fcron + +Post Installation notes: +------------------------ +The Fcron installation creates a startup file called /etc/rc.d/rc.fcron + +To run this startup file automatically at system startup time, +add an entry to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file: + + # start fcron as a replacement for cron + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.fcron ]; then + . /etc/rc.d/rc.fcron start + fi |