[olug] SuSE: How can I allow non-root users to run cron?

[Dave Thacker]

On Friday 02 June 2006 15:42, Scott Jones wrote:
> On Friday 02 June 2006 15:03, dthacker9 at cox.net wrote:
> > Version: SuSE 9.3
> > I'm trying to authorize a non-root user to build and run a cron table.
> > I've added the user to /var/spool/cron/allow, deleted
> > /var/spool/cron/deny, and restarted cron.  When this user runs crontab
> > -e, they are getting: seteuid: Operation not permitted What have I
> > missed? and what do I need to change?
>
> Take a look at /etc/sysconfig/security.  It sounds like you have it set to
> use the "paranoid" file permissions setting.  Default is to use "easy". 
> You can either change the permissions setting in /etc/sysconfig/security
> from PERMISSION_SECURITY="paranoid local" to PERMISSION_SECURITY="easy
> local", or add any users you wish to allow cron access to the "trusted"
> group.  See also /etc/permissions*.

Thanks Scott, that did the trick.  DT
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