Cron error "pam_access(crond:account): access denied for user `nocpulse' from `cron'"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cron error in /var/log/secure:
> pam_access(crond:account): access denied for user \`nocpulse' from \`cron
  • Cron logs:
> May 1 23:30:01 server crond[27923]: CRON (nocpulse) ERROR: failed to open PAM security session: Success  
> May 1 23:30:01 server crond[27923]: CRON (nocpulse) ERROR: cannot set security context  
> May 1 23:45:01 server crond[28084]: Permission denied

Environment

  • Red Hat Enteprise Linux (all versions)

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