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How to prevent non-root user from creating crontab entry (Doc ID 1622157.1)

Last updated on MAY 05, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Goal

Some system owners do not wish to allow non-root users to create cron job entries. This document explains how to do so.

Solution

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