PAM errors running cron jobs
Issue
cron jobs fail with the following error in /var/log/cron:
Nov 9 23:35:01 hostname crond[35650]: (root) FAILED to open PAM security session (Permission denied)
There are corresponding errors in /var/log/secure:
Nov 9 23:35:01 hostname crond[35650]: PAM bad jump in stack
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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