From: thib Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 18:11:29 +0000 (+0000) Subject: update the entry about replacing vixie cron by fcron X-Git-Tag: ver2_9_5~16 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=59688ccc048261b1b4157ab6055acc59e6701a52;p=fcron update the entry about replacing vixie cron by fcron --- diff --git a/doc/en/faq.sgml b/doc/en/faq.sgml index 8b255f7..03f77b4 100644 --- a/doc/en/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/en/faq.sgml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Foundation. A copy of the license is included in gfdl.sgml. --> - + Frequently Asked Questions @@ -262,11 +262,17 @@ and set appropriately the paths : 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). + 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 !).