Not allowed to use this program (crontab)

You (amandabackup) are not allowed to use this program (crontab)

This article is for Amanda Enterprise 3.3.9 (AE)

Issue Symptoms 

You (amandabackup) are not allowed to use this program (crontab).

Issue Description

The /etc/cron.allow does not include the amandabackup user. 

Resolution

Edit the /etc/cron.allow to include the amandabackup user.

Login as root
# echo amandabackup >> /etc/cron.allow

 


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