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pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)

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Problem

In my SSH log /var/log/auth.log I have the following 2 rows (which are repeated every hour): ... Jan 22 03:28:01 mam CRON[15934]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Jan 22 03:28:01 mam CRON[15934]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root Jan 22 04:28:01 mam…

Error Output

# m h dom mon dow user  command
28 *    * * *   root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
56 23    * * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacro…

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Fix for: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)

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Ubuntu uses vixie-cron, which, in addition to , also looks in and . According to your update, you have four cronjobs in . They are being run by on their specified times, and that's what causes the syslog messages. itself does not know anything about…

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