====== fcron ======

  * [[cron]]

=== Gentoo Linux ===

fcron refuses to stop with ''start-stop-daemon --pidfile ${FCRON_PIDFILE}'' if there are multiple PIDs.  Change the line in ''/etc/init.d/fcron'' to this instead:

<code>start-stop-daemon --stop -n fcron</code>

[[https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388371|bug 388371]]




==== fcron Samples ====

See ''man 5 fcrontab''

==== fcron vs. vixie-cron ====

''fcron'' uses a dedicated user to run root commands (systab).  vixie-cron uses root to run the commands as, and set it's own variables (see /etc/crontab) that override default environment variables (such as HOME).  I like fcron better because it is more predictable and doesn't change things around.  Debugging scripts that run as cron jobs is tricky, and the less surprises, the better.