Can't run cron jobs as user, only root
 

Hi all,

I created a /etc/cron.allow file with my username in it. However, when I type:

$ crontab mycronfile.txt

I get the errror message

cron/tmp.XXXXz1K4QF: Permission denied

What else do I need to do to make it possible to run cron jobs as a normal user, not just root? (I'm running Fedora Core 3 test 3, hopefully Core 3 tomorrow)

cron.deny doesn't exist right?

Also, I'm wondering if you maybe have to restart cron...

Ahhh, good suggestion... I stopped and restarted crond... but it didn't help :( :(

This is the only thing I could find on Google..

I think you just have to do crontab -e to edit your user's crontab file.

Depending on what cron you use and how it's set up you may also need to be part of the "cron" group.

Håkan

fixed
 

After installing Fedora Core 3, I can now create cron jobs, without having created a cron.allow file. Don't know how or why -- I guess it was a temporary glitch.