From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <002701c0972d$c723d270$0500000a@sasha> From: "Alexandre Redko" To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Subject: [mdk-re] Fw: Fcron 0.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron Sender: mandrake-russian-admin@linuxteam.iplabs.ru Errors-To: mandrake-russian-admin@linuxteam.iplabs.ru X-BeenThere: mandrake-russian@linuxteam.iplabs.ru X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: mandrake-russian@linuxteam.iplabs.ru List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Mandrake/RE discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Feb 15 18:08:54 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:00:43 +0300 Archived-At: List-Archive: 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thibault Godouet" 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 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > 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 > ) > - - 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 > > > 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 > > (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. > > > > > > > - -- > This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. > http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. > Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov > PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. > This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.3ia > Charset: latin1 > > iQCVAgUBOoRZNFrUI/eHXJZ5AQE2SQQAmqr5hvwjsPHF5vE85iYYOahlYJBm0tz4 > Ar+p2eGsklG/BjkjgsZ6a1q7zPyfWngUAOR5+xyqG9dLFG5Fs5QbEoRywE2tTf3H > Pq/DRK6hlw/4OQ0B/4jXhhtWdqVILLl6LpjAp/fFsmL8EGNx7vQcD0e+APgMqRCM > 9c83b7Izz4g= > =1irb > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----