---
name: "incron.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "incron"
version: "0.5.12-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/incron.conf"
---

# incron.conf(5)

main config file for inotify cron (incron)

## NAME

/etc/incron.conf - main config file for inotify cron (incron)

## DESCRIPTION

The file */etc/incron.conf* contains default settings for the program **incrond.** Each line holds a single value pair in the form *option* = *value*. Comment lines must have a hash sign (#) in the first line.

The valid configuration options are:

- **system\_table\_dir**

  This directory is examined by incrond for system table files. **Default**:***/etc/incron.d***

- **user\_table\_dir**

  This directory is examined by incrond for user table files. **Default**:***/var/spool/incron***

- **allowed\_users**

  This file contains users allowed to use incron. **Default**:***/etc/incron.allow***

- **denied\_users**

  This file contains users denied to use incron. **Default**:***/etc/incron.deny***

- **lockfile\_dir**

  This directory is used for creating a lock avoiding to run multiple instances of incrond. **Default**:***/var/run***

- **lockfile\_name**

  This name (appended by '.pid') is used for creating a lock avoiding to run multiple instances of incrond. **Default**:***incrond***

- **editor**

  This name or path is used to run as an editor for editing incron tables. Default *no editor* is given, system editor used, this option overide this.

## SEE ALSO

[incrond(8)](/incrond/8.md), [incrontab(1)](/incrontab/1.md), [incrontab(5)](/incrontab/5.md)

## AUTHOR

Andreas Altair Redmer \<altair.ibn.la.ahad.sy@gmail.com\> (please report bugs to https://github.com/ar-/incron/issues ). Lukas Jelinek \<lukas@aiken.cz\>.

## COPYING

This program is free software. It can be used, redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.