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