cron_access

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The cron_access resource can be used to manage the /etc/cron.allow and /etc/cron.deny files.

Note: This resource was previously a Chef definition cron_manage. The legacy name will still function, but should be updated.

Actions

• :allow - Add the user to the cron.allow file.
• :deny - Add the user to the cron.deny file (default).

Properties

Examples

The following will add the user mike to the /etc/cron.allow file:

cron_access 'mike' do
  action :allow
end

The following will add the user john to the /etc/cron.deny file:

cron_access "Make sure john can't touch cron" do
  user 'john'
  action :deny  #optional, deny is the default
end