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Linux-Announce Digest #883, Volume #4 Sat, 4 Sep 2004 17:13:04 EDT
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Fcron 2.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron (Thibault Godouet)
INDIA: Goa LUG takes part in computer exhibiton ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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From: Thibault Godouet <fcron@free.fr>
Subject: Fcron 2.9.5 - a replacement for Vixie cron and anacron
Date: 4 Sep 2004 00:40:08 GMT
What is new in this release (2.9.5) ?
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* Ported to HP-UX (thanks go to Scott Tinsley)
* Implemented fcrondyn commands run and runnow.
* Merged patch from Russell Coker for new SE Linux.
* Merged debian/ dir for debian package.
* Mail reports : put the same username in the To: field than the one
we give as recipient to the MTA. mailto can now also be a fully
qualified email address.
* changed a log message : a job which has ended without error is
reported has "completed" (which is more appropriated than
"terminated").
* Internal changes in log.c: code is more segmented, and code has
been added to be able to send log message to fcrondyn. Syslog
messages are now never longer than MAX_MSG (even with string from
strerror()).
* Fixed a bug which happened on Daylight Time Save change on some
systems. It would make fcron run into a nasty infinite loop. Added
a sanity check in set_nextexe() to avoid such things.
* Fixed a crash bug: in 2.9.4, if a user run ls_exeq when a job is
running and has been removed from its fcrontab, it makes fcron
crash.
* Fixed a small bug : scripts were supposing perl was in /usr/bin.
* Fixed a bug which caused the pid of a child process to be
incorrectly read
* fixed memory leak: some strings returned by log.c:make_msg()
weren't always free()d.
* bug fix: fcrondyn commands renice and kill used not to handle
correctly the case where a job has several entries in exeq (exesev
jobs).
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).
In other words, fcron does both the job of Vixie Cron and anacron, but does
even more and better :)) ...
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 /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.
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,
- set the max system load average value under which the job should be run,
- set a nice value for a job,
- run jobs at fcron's startup if they should have been run
during system down time,
- mail user to tell him a job has not run and why,
- a better management of the mailing of outputs ...
What is planed for next releases ?
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Please go to http://fcron.free.fr/doc/todo.html
(propositions and help are welcome)
How you can help me
===================
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-2.9.5.src.tar.gz
(388kB)
(I've sent the file but it may take some time before it is available on
metalab)
or get it from seul.org (USA) :
ftp://ftp.seul.org/pub/fcron/fcron-2.9.5.src.tar.gz (388kB)
I hope you will enjoy it,
Thibault.
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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: INDIA: Goa LUG takes part in computer exhibiton
Date: 4 Sep 2004 18:00:02 GMT
OUR TALKS were scarce compared to last year, and the crowds were fewer.
But, on the plus side, there was a whole lot of new volunteers (thanks to
the students, and KV Madhav of Engico and the lecturers of Dempo College,
who motivated them to come).
In addition, there was a lot more of software shared, in the spirit of our
LUG's goal -- freedom, software, sharing. We also made contacts with a number
of potential GNU/Linux enthusiasts, and had an interesting 'open house'
discussion in the evening attended by many students.
With so many computers being distributed in Goa
under the Cyberage scheme for college students, (according
to DigITal Goa's Niraj Naik, the latest number is now
close to 25,000), students obviously need to form a key
part of our growth plans. More so, since so many of our
excellent members have done well for themselves, and have
migrated elsewhere, or got involved in the serious world of work.
Besides the new volunteers and student faces around, there were also many an
old-timer around. Thanks to DerekC and AshleyD for coming in early and doing
the set-up. ArvindY and BijonS who were ever-ready to field all the many tech
(and other!) questions. YunisS and Amit and Khandeparkar for entering just in
time to add an impetus to the session.
Yunus had an introduction to his mobile-to-PC-via-SMS new interface, written in
Python, and other stories to tell. MadhavKV came in later, inspite of having
exams and class. Dr Anil Seth is someone we can always depend on. Young Randall
put up an early appearance, and was there, as usual, to add a joke and a smile
to the session.
On Sunday, September 5, we plan to introduce GNU/Linux to more people who might
still be unaware of our activities (DP has made this point earlier). ILUG-Goa
founder member Arvind Yadav will speak on "Linux In Business" at 4 pm, Sunday.
See you there! FN
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Frederick Noronha (FN) Near Convent, SALIGAO 403511 GOA India
Freelance Journalist Tel: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436
fred at bytesforall.org fredericknoronha at vsnl.net
http://www.ilug-goa.tk (GNULinux Users Group Goa)
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