Certain crontab files inside /etc/cron.d directory are not executing

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Certain crontab files inside /etc/cron.d directory are not executing. Getting the below error in messages.
May 08 22:20:37 localhost crond[3359]: (root) BAD FILE MODE (/etc/cron.d/testing)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • crontab

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