> > I have browsed the mailing list on any cron issues, but could not find an
> > answer to the problem I am currently experiencing.
> >
> > So here goes.
> >
> > I just got my own server that had Linux pre-installed on there. My cron
> > problem are
> >
> > 1. jobs that I created as root in /var/spool/cron is not getting executed.
> > 2. How do I give crontab access to other users on the server ?
> >
> > Issue 1: Cron not working
> > ===========================
> >
I wouldn't really modify the file itself I would crontab -e.
I have bad experience from other systems modifying the file itself
the jobs never run unless you restart the daemon.
>
> Generally root crons are run from /etc/crontab, /etc/cron.{d|daily|hourly|monthly}.
>Try creating your sample cronjob in /etc/crontab and see if that works.
>
> > Issue 2: Giving others access to cron
> > =======================================
> >
> > At present on this server, only root and user admin can run crontab.
> >
> > What do I have to do to give other user account that I create access to
> > crontab when they connect via SSH ?
>
> I've heard of crontab.deny and crontab.allow to specify user restrictions
> but what error message do you get when you attempt to run crontab -e as
> another user?
>
> Anand
>
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