ATD(8) | System Manager's Manual | ATD(8) |
NAME¶
atd - run jobs queued for later execution
SYNOPSIS¶
atd [-l load_avg] [-b batch_interval] [-d] [-f] [-s]
DESCRIPTION¶
atd runs jobs queued by at(1).
OPTIONS¶
- -l
- Specifies a limiting load factor, over which batch jobs should not be run, instead of the compile-time choice of 1.5. For an SMP system with n CPUs, you will probably want to set this higher than n-1.
- -b
- Specify the minimum interval in seconds between the start of two batch jobs (60 default).
- -d
- Debug; print error messages to standard error instead of using syslog(3). This option also implies -f.
- -f
- Run atd in the foreground.
- -s
- Process the at/batch queue only once. This is primarily of use for compatibility with old versions of at; atd -s is equivalent to the old atrun command.
WARNING¶
atd won't work if its spool directory is mounted via NFS even if no_root_squash is set.
FILES¶
/var/spool/cron/atjobs The directory for storing jobs; this should be mode 700, owner daemon.
/var/spool/cron/atspool The directory for storing output; this should be mode 700, owner daemon.
/etc/at.allow, /etc/at.deny determine who can use the at system.
SEE ALSO¶
at(1), at.deny(5), at.allow(5), cron(8), crontab(1), syslog(3).
BUGS¶
The functionality of atd should be merged into cron(8).
2009-11-14 |