Blank lines, line beginning by a pound-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. Trailing blanks are also ignored.
The following names are recognized (default value in parentheses) :
"VALID VARIABLES IN A FCRON.CONF FILE"
fcrontabs=directory (/var/spool/fcron)
Fcron spool directory.
pidfile=file-path (/var/run/fcron.pid)
Location of fcron pid file (needed by fcrontab
to work properly).
fifofile=file-path (/var/run/fcron.fifo)
Location of fcron fifo file (needed by
fcrondyn to communicate with fcron).
fcronallow=file-path (/etc/fcron.allow)
Location of fcron.allow file.
fcrondeny=file-path (/etc/fcron.deny)
Location of fcron.deny file.
shell=file-path (/bin/sh)
Location of default shell called by fcron when
running a job.
sendmail=file-path (/usr/lib/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
/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.
/etc/fcron.allow
Users allowed to use fcrontab and fcrondyn (one
name per line, special name "all" acts for everyone)
/etc/fcron.deny
Users who are not allowed to use fcrontab and
fcrondyn (same format as allow file)
/etc/pam.d/fcron (or /etc/pam.conf)
PAM configuration file for
fcron. Take a look at pam(8) for more details.
SEE ALSO
fcrontab(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.
