Using Kcron

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# Chapter 2. Using Kcron

| Don't forget to tell your system to start the `crond` cron daemon first, or Kcron won't work.

# 2.1. Kcron Start Up

When Kcron starts you will see a summarized view of existing scheduled tasks and associated environment variables. If you are running as the root user, you will see these items for all users on the computer as well as the system scheduled tasks. Each of the folders can be expanded and contracted.

## 2.1.1. Scheduled Tasks

Scheduled tasks appear under a Tasks folder. For each scheduled task, the following are displayed:

Name

  Name to identify the scheduled task.

Value

  Program file and parameters.

Description

  Natural language description of scheduled task.

If a task has been disabled, no program file and parameters will appear, and the description will be disabled.

## 2.1.2. Environment Variables

Environment variables appear under a Variables folder. For each environment variable, the following are displayed:

Name

  Variable name.

Value

  Variable value.

Description

  Natural language description of variable.

Environment variables appearing here will override any existing environment variable for all scheduled tasks. If an environment variable has been disabled, no value will appear and the description will be disabled.

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