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When the linux os installed on the system two kinds of file created to configure crontab one is called cron.allow and other one is cron.deny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it is not present in the server crontab utility throws not allowed to use this program error when the user try to use crontab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To solve this error system admin need to create cron.allow & cron.deny files to add the user to access or deny crontab utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below steps used to solve not allowed to use this program error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ crontab -e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You (oracle) are not allowed to use this program (crontab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See crontab(1) for more information<\/p>\n\n\n\n

solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

step 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following files control crontab usage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/etc\/cron.allow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/etc\/cron.deny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

step 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the root user and add oracle user to the following file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

echo oracle > \/etc\/cron.allow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To delete user-oracle from \/etc\/cron.deny file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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