What is the difference between /etc/cron.d and /var/spool/cron directories?
Issue
Cron rules can be found and set in files in either directory: /etc/cron.d and /var/spool/cron
Is there any difference between the two?
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Cron
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