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