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diff --git a/doc/mcron.texi b/doc/mcron.texi index 340faca..a59505d 100644 --- a/doc/mcron.texi +++ b/doc/mcron.texi @@ -271,11 +271,13 @@ on your system, as root. @cindex guile syntax @cindex syntax, guile @findex job -In Guile-formatted configuration files each command that needs -executing is introduced with the @code{job} function. This function -always takes two arguments, the first a time specification, and the -second a command specification. An optional third argument may contain -a string to display when this job is listed in a schedule. +In Guile-formatted configuration files each command that needs executing is +introduced with the @code{job} function. This function always takes two +arguments, the first a time specification, and the second a command +specification. An optional third argument may contain a string to display +when this job is listed in a schedule. Additionally a @var{user} keyword +argument can be supplied to use a different user than the one defined in +@code{configuration-user} global variable. @cindex time specification, procedure @cindex procedure time specification @@ -342,13 +344,12 @@ on Vixie syntax for this. @cindex job execution @cindex command execution @cindex execution -The second argument to the @code{(job)} function can be either a -string, a list, or a function. In all cases the command is executed in -the user's home directory, under the user's own UID. If a string is -passed, it is assumed to be shell script and is executed with the -user's default shell. If a list is passed it is assumed to be scheme -code and is eval'd as such. A supplied function should take exactly -zero arguments, and will be called at the pertinent times. +The second argument to the @code{(job)} function can be either a string, a +list, or a function. The command is executed in the home directory and with +the UID of @var{user}. If a string is passed, it is assumed to be shell +script and is executed with the user's default shell. If a list is passed it +is assumed to be scheme code and is eval'd as such. A supplied function +should take exactly zero arguments, and will be called at the pertinent times. @subsection Sending output as e-mail @cindex email output |