I have a file in /etc/cron.d with 606 permissions to be run by root.  The intention is to provide read & write access to 'others' via 606 to allow a script to modify the file.Cron does not want to run it and provides a (root) BAD FILE MODE message.I have discovered that Cron is picky with file permissions and that using 640 or 644 permissions would be more acceptable, but then a script wouldn't be able to edit it.Is there any way that cron can be configured to accept 606? Alternatively, is there any way a script could modify a cron file without root privileges?Thank you
Using 606 file permissions in /etc/cron.d. (root) BAD FILE MODE)
permissions;cron