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
              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 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.

AUTHOR

       Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>



06/03/2007                       03 juin 2007                    FCRON.CONF(5)