[gentoo-user] fcron

2013-01-29 Thread jens wefer
hey.. I wonder about the last update of fcron.It is an update to 3.1.1, there is a new /etc/crontab file, which is mixed with /etc/fcronfcrontab, without update notice. The latest stable version is 3.0.6 on the fcron homepage. bye, jens.

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Michael Mol
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Jarry wrote: > On 18-Jul-11 21:24, Michael Mol wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Jarry  wrote: >>> >>> On 18-Jul-11 21:07, Michael Mol wrote: > > - > 2011-07-18T18:41:02+00:00 game fcron[30787]: pam_unix(fcron:session): > session ope

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Jarry
On 18-Jul-11 21:24, Michael Mol wrote: On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Jarry wrote: On 18-Jul-11 21:07, Michael Mol wrote: - 2011-07-18T18:41:02+00:00 game fcron[30787]: pam_unix(fcron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) 2011-07-18T18:41:04+00:00 game fcron[30787]: pam_unix

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Michael Mol
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Jarry wrote: > On 18-Jul-11 21:07, Michael Mol wrote: >>> >>> - >>> 2011-07-18T18:31:02+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): >>> session opened for user root by (uid=0) >>> 2011-07-18T18:31:04+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): >>> s

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Jarry
On 18-Jul-11 21:07, Michael Mol wrote: - 2011-07-18T18:31:02+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) 2011-07-18T18:31:04+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): session closed for user root 2011-07-18T18:41:02+00:00 game fcron[30787]

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Michael Mol
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Jarry wrote: > Hi, > I just checked my log-files and found these strange messages: > - > 2011-07-18T18:31:02+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): > session opened for user root by (uid=0) > 2011-07-18T18:31:04+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcro

[gentoo-user] fcron: writes logs but it should not...

2011-07-18 Thread Jarry
Hi, I just checked my log-files and found these strange messages: - 2011-07-18T18:31:02+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) 2011-07-18T18:31:04+00:00 game fcron[30032]: pam_unix(fcron:session): session closed for user root 2011-07-18T18:4

Re: [gentoo-user] Fcron question

2010-10-17 Thread meino . cramer
Florian Philipp [10-10-17 13:52]: > Am 17.10.2010 11:27, schrieb meino.cra...@gmx.de: > > Hi, > > > > I want to start a script via fcron, which collects all EPG > > informations into an xml- and into a text-file. > > To do so, tzap needs to be run. > > This implies, that noone is using the dvb-t

Re: [gentoo-user] Fcron question

2010-10-17 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 17.10.2010 11:27, schrieb meino.cra...@gmx.de: > Hi, > > I want to start a script via fcron, which collects all EPG > informations into an xml- and into a text-file. > To do so, tzap needs to be run. > This implies, that noone is using the dvb-t interface under /dev. > > This cannot quaranteed

[gentoo-user] Fcron question

2010-10-17 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I want to start a script via fcron, which collects all EPG informations into an xml- and into a text-file. To do so, tzap needs to be run. This implies, that noone is using the dvb-t interface under /dev. This cannot quaranteed for all cases in the future. Can I instruct fcron to retry the e

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:46:27 +0100, Stroller wrote: > The notion of daemon mode bothers me, because it must be run by root Users can run in daemon mode too, although that means you'll have one daemon running for each user. > (IIRC) and the various users all put their separate private email >

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-22 Thread Stroller
On 21 Sep 2009, at 17:06, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: ... To not to involve stdout was the hack! Currently I am running fetchmail via fcron and does what it should since fetchmail directly reports to /dev/null. Sorry to seem like a numptie, but are you saying you fixed it? The problem was sol

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-21 Thread meino . cramer
Stroller [09-09-21 17:13]: > > On 20 Sep 2009, at 16:34, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >... > >When using the line: > > > > @ 5 fetchmail -a > > > >nothing happens: The mail remains on the server and can be downloaded > >with > > > > fetchmail -a > > > >from the commandline. > > Here my cront

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-21 Thread Stroller
On 20 Sep 2009, at 16:34, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: ... When using the line: @ 5 fetchmail -a nothing happens: The mail remains on the server and can be downloaded with fetchmail -a from the commandline. Here my crontab says: 0-59/4 * * * */usr/bin/fetchmail > /d

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-20 Thread Ward Poelmans
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 17:34, wrote: > > When using the line: > >    @ 5 fetchmail -a > > nothing happens: The mail remains on the server and can be downloaded > with > >    fetchmail -a > > from the commandline. > > May be I am a little overhacked today...but what the hack I am doing > wrong he

[gentoo-user] fcron & fetchmail & procmail and the "why not?"

2009-09-20 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I have used for testing the following combo: Configured fetchmail for my user account and configured procmail to deliver the mail. I called fetchmail by hand: It works. In my fetchmailrc there is the line mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %T" as said: When started by hand everything is fine.

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy

2008-11-04 Thread Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto
- Hide quoted text - On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 2:54 AM, Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 8 Oct 2008, at 04:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> ... >> every fcron is starting updatedb. I dont need this service on a >> daily basis. I am starting updatedb by hand if I need a fresh db. >> But I n

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy

2008-10-07 Thread Stroller
On 8 Oct 2008, at 04:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... every fcron is starting updatedb. I dont need this service on a daily basis. I am starting updatedb by hand if I need a fresh db. But I need a full fcron installed for other purposes, so I need to find the script, which tells fcron to start u

[gentoo-user] fcron driving me crazy

2008-10-07 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, every fcron is starting updatedb. I dont need this service on a daily basis. I am starting updatedb by hand if I need a fresh db. But I need a full fcron installed for other purposes, so I need to find the script, which tells fcron to start updatedb. I have tried to disable all scripts, but i

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread W.Kenworthy
On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 15:26 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > Am Montag, 2. April 2007 schrieb ext Alan McKinnon: > > > The OP has an interesting problem here, as root can cd into any > > directory even if all permissions are removed. > > root can, but user "fcron" can't: > well spotted - I missed

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 03 April 2007, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > # ll /usr/bin/fcrontab > -rwsr-sr-x 1 fcron fcron 47612 19. Mär 14:15 /usr/bin/fcrontab* Ah, there's the problem. I saw earlier that the fcron directory is suid root, which is redundant as it has no effect. I didn't check the actual binary though

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Montag, 2. April 2007 schrieb ext Alan McKinnon: > The OP has an interesting problem here, as root can cd into any > directory even if all permissions are removed. root can, but user "fcron" can't: # ll /usr/bin/fcrontab -rwsr-sr-x 1 fcron fcron 47612 19. Mär 14:15 /usr/bin/fcrontab* > Bill,

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread W.Kenworthy
On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 14:49 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 03 April 2007, W.Kenworthy wrote: > > Havnt rebooted though > > Most unlikely to make any difference whatsoever. You'll probably sit > with exactly the same situation after the reboot as before, this ain't > windows > > al

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 03 April 2007, W.Kenworthy wrote: > Havnt rebooted though Most unlikely to make any difference whatsoever. You'll probably sit with exactly the same situation after the reboot as before, this ain't windows alan -- Optimists say the glass is half full, Pessimists say the glass i

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread W.Kenworthy
On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 10:06 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 03 April 2007, Trevor Forbes wrote: > > W.Kenworthy wrote: ... > > [Bug 171998] sys-process/fcron-3.0.2-r1 - root can't list/edit > > cronjobs. > > Getting a little OT here, but I find that a very interesting bug report. > It se

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread W.Kenworthy
Thanks - I searched before this was raised. At least I dont feel so lonely now :) BillK On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 17:01 +0930, Trevor Forbes wrote: > W.Kenworthy wrote: > > Cant believe I am the only one who has this - 3 systems I have checked > > so far are all the same - root cant access its cront

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tuesday 03 April 2007, Trevor Forbes wrote: > W.Kenworthy wrote: > > Cant believe I am the only one who has this - 3 systems I have > > checked so far are all the same - root cant access its crontab. > > Ive tried rebuilding one without pam (fcron only), but no change. > > [Bug 171998] sys-proc

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-03 Thread Trevor Forbes
W.Kenworthy wrote: > Cant believe I am the only one who has this - 3 systems I have checked > so far are all the same - root cant access its crontab. Ive tried > rebuilding one without pam (fcron only), but no change. > > [Bug 171998] sys-process/fcron-3.0.2-r1 - root can't list/edit cronjobs.

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread W.Kenworthy
Cant believe I am the only one who has this - 3 systems I have checked so far are all the same - root cant access its crontab. Ive tried rebuilding one without pam (fcron only), but no change. bunyip ~ # esearch fcron [ Results for search key : fcron ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-process/f

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 02 April 2007, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > On Monday 2 April 2007 16:49, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > moriah ~ # crontab -e > > > 22:05:13 Could not chdir to /var/spool/cron/fcrontabs: Permission > > > denied moriah ~ # > > > > > > BillK > > > > You HAVE to do that as root > > The # character in

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread Alexis Lahouze
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Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Monday 2 April 2007 16:49, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > moriah ~ # crontab -e > > 22:05:13 Could not chdir to /var/spool/cron/fcrontabs: Permission > > denied moriah ~ # > > > > BillK > > You HAVE to do that as root The # character in the prompt usually indicates a root shell...so I guess the OP

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 02 April 2007, W.Kenworthy wrote: > Looks like fcron has changed its user group from cron to fcron. Once > I realised this I have been able to add users to fcron and it works - > for users. > > However I have quite a number of system level root jobs that I cant > list or edit using cront

Re: [gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread Alexis Lahouze
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 W.Kenworthy a écrit : > Looks like fcron has changed its user group from cron to fcron. Once I > realised this I have been able to add users to fcron and it works - for > users. > > However I have quite a number of system level root jobs that I cant

[gentoo-user] fcron

2007-04-02 Thread W.Kenworthy
Looks like fcron has changed its user group from cron to fcron. Once I realised this I have been able to add users to fcron and it works - for users. However I have quite a number of system level root jobs that I cant list or edit using crontab -e or -l on multiple systems moriah ~ # crontab -e