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<sect1 id="faq">
<title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
<para>The main problem is about the management of the system (f)crontab.
Vixie cron monitors the changes on /etc/crontab every minute,
and automatically takes into account the changes if any.
- Fcron do not do that. Fcron do not support the /etc/cron.d/ dir too,
- as it is just an extension of the /etc/crontab file.
+ As for now, fcron do not do that. Fcron do not support the
+ /etc/cron.d/ dir too, as it is just an extension of the /etc/crontab
+ file.
But be reassured : /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} are supported
by fcron (in fact, those dirs are not managed by fcron directly,
but by run-parts, which is independent from fcron).</para>
+ <para>So if you want to replace transparently Vixie cron by fcron,
+ all you have to do is creating a /usr/bin/crontab link to
+ /usr/bin/crontab, and to reinstall the system (f)crontab
+ with fcrontab /etc/crontab each time you modify it
+ (if you find something else to do, please tell me !).</para>
</answer>
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