cron_access.md

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

Name	Type	Default	Description
user	String		Username that you want to control. If not provided the resource name will be used as the user.

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