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From: Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM
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Subject: cron.allow, cron.deny: what's the big deal?
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Date: 24 Mar 91 01:53:46 GMT
Sender: danj1@cbnewse.att.com (Dan Jacobson)
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So what's the big security increase gained by having to ask root to
let you use crontab?  The only cron related problem I can see is
forgetting to remove a user's crontab and at(1) jobs when her/his
account is deleted, e.g., at the end of the semester.  Am I just dim?
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Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM  Naperville IL USA  +1 708 979 6364