7 .Nd run jobs queued for later execution
23 */5 * * * * root /usr/libexec/atrun
28 is invoked every five minutes.
32 starts all the jobs in the lowercase queues whose start
34 In addition, if the load average over the last minute was less than
35 the specified limit, then a maximum of one batch job (denoted by the
36 uppercase queues) is started.
38 Before starting a job,
40 checks the status of its owner's account with
42 and refuses to run the job if the account is unavailable,
43 e.g., locked out or expired.
45 .Bl -tag -width indent
47 Specify a limiting load factor, over which batch jobs should
48 not be run, instead of the default of 1.5 * number of active CPUs.
50 Debug; print error messages to standard error instead of using
58 daemon must be running
62 .Bl -tag -width /etc/pam.d/atrun -compact
63 .It Pa /etc/pam.d/atrun
65 configuration file for
68 Directory containing job files
70 Directory containing output spool files