topic Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts in Operating System - HP-UX

CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

Karl Balsmeier — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:42:18 GMT

How does one, say, authorize the "N" account to be able use cron scripts on the server?

Is there a specific file to edit? Do I put them in the wheel group?

We run most of the enterprise databases, and developers are always asking for this in one form or another so they can tell when certain jobs have run with success.

Any help is much appreciated!

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

John Dvorchak — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:48:10 GMT

You can add that user to /var/adm/cron/cron.allow and then they can create their own scripts to use with the crontab -e command.

man crontab

As far as being able to run scrips? The permission of the script in question would determine if it is executable for a given user:group

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

Jeff Schussele — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:48:47 GMT

Hi Karl,

Entering the user's username in /var/adm/cron/cron.allow will allow that user to use cron.

HTH,
Jeff

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:50:27 GMT

Hi Karl:

Allowing (and/or disallowing) users to run cron jobs is controlled in '/var/adm/cron/cron.allow' and '/var/adm/cron/cron.deny' as described in the 'crontab' man pages.

The same mechanism applies for the use of 'at' or 'batch' jobs using '/var/adm/cron/at.allow' and '/var/adm/cron/at.deny'.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

Rodney Hills — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:55:03 GMT

Just remember, the task will run as the user. Not as "root".

HTH

-- Rod Hills

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

Karl Balsmeier — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:00:13 GMT

Do the change to cron.allow take place in real time, meaning no reboot, etc.?

Thanks for all of your help! Mucho points!

Re: CRON: Enable A Specific User To Run Scripts

Michael Tully — Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:08:01 GMT

Yes the access is allowed mmediately after the changes have been made.

One further note. Try to avoid the use of 'crontab -e'

Use this method:
$ crontab -l >/tmp/work
make your changes and then save the file and submit it.
$ crontab /tmp/work