Re: [TCLUG:13780] format for cron.deny?

[Gabe Turner (officer) <dopp@clue.cs.umn.edu>]

According to that manpage snippit, you should only need to create a cron.allow
file with no one in it to keep everyone from using cron.

Gabe

> Karl Morgan wrote:
> >I seem to recall that you list users, one per line in these files.
> >I don't think a catchall like 'all' is supported.
> >
> >       If the allow file exists, then you must be listed  therein
> >       in  order to be allowed to use this command.  If the allow
> >       file does not exist but the deny file does exist, then you
> >       must  not  be listed in the deny file in order to use this
> >       command.  If neither of these files exists, then depending
> >       on site-dependent configuration parameters, only the super
> >       user will be allowed to use this  command,  or  all  users
> >       will be able to use this command.
> >
> >(from the manpage for crontab)
>         yeah, i looked at those already. there must be a way to deny
> everything; without enumerating specific users, tho. 
>         
> Am I the only one who thinks man pages need more examples?
> 
> Carl.
> 
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