user crontab PAM ERROR (permission denied)
Issue
- A user cannot view or modify the crontab.
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Access will generate PAM ERROR (Permission denied).
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Example for a postgres user, but could occur with any user :
[postgres@host ~]$ crontab -l
You (postgres) are not allowed to access to (crontab) because of pam configuration.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- 7
- 8
- 9
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