[mdk-re] Fw: Fcron 0.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron

[mdk-re] Fw: Fcron 0.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron

[Alexandre Redko]

Добрый день!
Тут были вопросы про cron (в частности про то, что будет с заданием, которое
по тем или иным причинам не были выполнены в назаначенный срок), так что,
может быть, кому-нибудь будет интересно.
Regards to All
Alexandr Redko
LU # 178842
ICQ # 75828152
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From: "Thibault Godouet" <fcron@free.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:55 PM
Subject: Fcron 0.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron


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> What is new in this release (0.9.5) ?
> - -------------------------------------
>
> - - security fix : a standard user used to be able to run a job as root
>     if root had reinstalled a user's fcrontab (until the next change
>     of the fcrontab by the owner).
>
> - - added the options "strict" and "noticenotrun" to tell fcron
respectively
>     if a job should be removed from lavg queue if its execution interval
is
>     exceeded, and if fcron should mail user to report the non-execution
>     of a job.
>
> - - added option nolog to reduce disk access and save energy for laptops,
>     and/or get more readable log files when this option is used with lines
>     running very often (the only things logged with nolog are errors).
>
> - - better handle of changes in /etc/passwd : the fcrontabs do not need to
>    be reinstalled anymore if this file is modified.
>
> - - some other small improvements added and various bugs have been fixed.
>
>
> What is fcron ?
> - ---------------
>
> Fcron is a scheduler. It aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements
> most of its functionalities.
>
> But contrary to Vixie Cron, fcron does not need your system to be up
> 7 days a week, 24 hours a day : it also works well with systems which
> are not running neither all the time nor regularly (contrary to
> anacrontab).
>
> To do so, fcron allows you to use the standard mode in which you tell
> it to execute one command at a given date and hour and to make it run
> a command according to its time of execution, which is normally the same
> as system up time. For example :
>
>      Run the task 'save file://home// directory'
>      every 3h15 of system up time.
>
> and, of course, in order to make it really useful, the time remaining
> until next execution is saved each time the system is stopped.
>
> You can also say :
>
>      run that command once between 2am and 5am
>
> which will be done if the system is running at any time in this
> interval. Or even :
>
>      run this job once every week as soon as the 15 minutes
>      load average is lower than 0.9
>
> Fcron also includes a useful system of options, which can be applied
> either to every lines following the declaration or to a single line.
> Some of the supported options permit to: run jobs one by one, run jobs
> at fcron's startup if they should have been run during system down time,
> a better management of the mailing of outputs, set a nice value for a
> job ...
>
>
> What is planed for next releases ?
> - ----------------------------------
>
> I'd like to :
> - - make a stable release :))
> - - allow users to have several fcrontabs.
>    (I wonder if it is really necessary : what do you think
>     about it ? Please mail me answers at fcron@free.fr
> <mailto:fcron@free.fr> )
> - - add PAM support.
> - - allow users to control their running jobs (renice, stop,
>    continue ...)
>
> (propositions and help are welcome)
>
>
> How you can help me
> - -------------------
>
> I especially need help for testing every fcron functionalities.
> If you'd like to help me, please contact me at :
>         fcron@free.fr <mailto:fcron@free.fr>
>
>
> Where can I get it ?
> - --------------------
>
> You can either go to the project home page at :
>
> http://fcron.free.fr
>
> or get it from metalab at
>
> ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/daemons/cron/fcron-0.9.5.src.tar.gz
>
<ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/daemons/cron/fcron-0.9.3.src.tar.gz>
> (108kB)
>
> (I've sent the file but it may take some time before it is available on
> metalab)
>
> I hope you will enjoy it,
>
> Thibault.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [mdk-re] Fw: Fcron 0.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron

[Dmitry V. Levin]

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On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 12:00:43PM +0300, Alexandre Redko wrote:
> Добрый день!
> Тут были вопросы про cron (в частности про то, что будет с заданием, которое
> по тем или иным причинам не были выполнены в назаначенный срок), так что,
> может быть, кому-нибудь будет интересно.

Нет, fcron пока лишком дыряв, чтобы претендовать на "replacement for Vixie
cron and anacron".


Regards,
	Dmitry

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