cronie update/reinstall recreates /etc/cron.deny file

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • When cronie package is updated, /etc/cron.deny file is recreated even though we removed it to meet the CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark.

Environment

  • RHEL 7/8
  • cronie

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