Hi all, Please have a look at following threads, if they can solve your problem. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1054283 http://forums.opensuse.org/forums/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/448620-cron-job-not-running-because-pam.html -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David D Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:21 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: crontab jobs not running I checked /etc/shadow, none of the accounts trying to run cron jobs are disabled. Also, root's crontab's defined jobs are not running, so I do not think the problem is an expired account. David On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Sanjay Chakraborty <sanjaychakrab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Most probably account expired. > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 3:04 PM, David D <mystupidquestion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Our Oracle environment is running on a cluster of redhat boxes. Each >> node is running Redhat 5, x86_64. We are having a problem with our >> crontab tasks. No job seems to be running. Even root's crontab jobs >> fail to execute. When I look at /var/log/cron the following lines are >> listed over and over: >> >> Jul 16 13:01:01 server1 crond[1632]: Bad item passed to pam_*_item() >> Jul 16 13:01:01 server1 crond[1632]: CRON (root) ERROR: failed to >> open PAM security session: Success >> Jul 16 13:01:01 server1 crond[1632]: CRON (root) ERROR: cannot >> set security context >> >> I can't seem to isolate this issue. Some other interesting points >> that may be related: >> >> * SE Linux is disabled >> * No cron.allow file exists. >> * The cron.deny file is empty >> * The installed cron packages are: >> >> anacron.x86_64 2.3-45.0.1.el5 >> crontabs.noarch 1.10-8 >> vixie-cron.x86_64 4:4.1-77.el5_4.1 >> >> * The installed pam packages are: >> >> pam.i386 0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2 >> installed >> pam.x86_64 0.99.6.2-6.el5_5.2 >> installed >> pam_ccreds.i386 3-5 >> installed >> pam_ccreds.x86_64 3-5 >> installed >> pam_krb5.i386 2.2.14-18.el5 >> installed >> pam_krb5.x86_64 2.2.14-18.el5 >> installed >> pam_passwdqc.i386 1.0.2-1.2.2 >> installed >> pam_passwdqc.x86_64 1.0.2-1.2.2 >> installed >> pam_pkcs11.i386 0.5.3-23 >> installed >> pam_pkcs11.x86_64 0.5.3-23 >> installed >> pam_smb.i386 1.1.7-7.2.1 >> installed >> pam_smb.x86_64 1.1.7-7.2.1 >> installed >> >> * The contents of /etc/pam.d/cron is: >> # >> # The PAM configuration file for the cron daemon >> # >> # >> >> auth sufficient pam_env.so >> auth required pam_rootok.so >> auth include system-auth >> account required pam_access.so >> account include system-auth >> session required pam_loginuid.so >> session include system-auth >> /etc/pam.d/crond (END) >> >> * Around the time cron stopped working the following entries started >> appearing in /var/log/secure: >> Jul 6 20:40:01 dbtc01 crond[15916]: pam_env(crond:setcred): >> pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; . $AW_HOME/site/sosite >> Jul 6 20:40:01 dbtc01 crond[15916]: pam_env(crond:setcred): >> pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; . $AW_HOME/site/sosite >> >> Any insight is appreciated! Thank you for your assistance. >> >> David >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > > > -- > Regards. > Sanjay Chakraborty > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list DISCLAIMER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or NECHCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of NECHCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
