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bcron-exec(8) System Manager's Manual bcron-exec(8)

NAME

bcron-exec - Execute jobs on behalf of bcron-sched

SYNOPSIS

bcron-exec [ wrapper ]

DESCRIPTION

bcron-exec reads formatted program execution instructions from standard input and executes the appropriate program. If the execution of the program produces any output, an email is produced and sent to the recipient given in the instructions.

bcron-exec should normally be run by bcron-start in conjunction with bcron-sched.

ENVIRONMENT

If set, skip doing setuid, dump email to stdout instead of invoking sendmail.

SEE ALSO

bcron-sched(8), bcron-start(8)

AUTHOR

Bruce Guenter <bruce@untroubled.org>