Why does cron fail to run crontab files as expected, or behave oddly when running crontabs?
Issue
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Cron fails to run all crontab files as expected, or exhibits other odd behavior with respect to running crontabs, particularly on new or changed jobs.
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The following message is seen in the logs :
Feb 14 01:11:24 system crond[5213]: (*system*) BAD FILE MODE (/etc/cron.d/fstat)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All versions)
- vixiecron
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