Micron aims to be a drop-in replacement for Vixie Cron, offering the same feature set with fewer security concerns and a smaller memory footprint.

Features

  • Small code and executable size - Currently the cron daemon executable is about half the size of Vixie-Cron. One of the goals of this program is to keep the daemon small as possible, while judiciously introducing new features. Currently, the stripped executable size for a typical build of this program is somewhere between 14 and 18 kilobytes on an x86 machine.
  • A system crontab file for running system maintenance tasks.
  • Crontab file syntax that is compatible with the original crontab file syntax.
  • Full privilege de-escalation for any executed job; this eliminates any way of running code as root unless you have write-access to root's crontab.
  • Way of selecting where job output should be saved possible targets are

Project Activity

See All Activity >

License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

Follow Micron Cron Daemon

Micron Cron Daemon Web Site

Other Useful Business Software
Demo Series - Small Business Backup By Veeam Icon
Demo Series - Small Business Backup By Veeam

Learn how to protect your Microsoft 365 data, with simple, actionable tips today.

Watch this on-demand demo series and learn how to protect your Microsoft 365 data with clear, simple, actionable steps that are easy to implement for businesses of all sizes.
Watch Demo Series
Rate This Project
Login To Rate This Project

User Reviews

Be the first to post a review of Micron Cron Daemon!

Additional Project Details

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop, Engineering, Information Technology, System Administrators

User Interface

Non-interactive (Daemon)

Programming Language

C

Registered

2010-12-14