So, basically, I can't edit my crontab with user renich: # command renich@introdesk ~ $ crontab -e 2016-08-17 23:13:47 INFO fcrontab : editing renich's fcrontab no fcrontab for renich - using an empty one 2016-08-17 23:13:47 ERROR setgid(asgid): Operation not permitted 2016-08-17 23:13:47 ERROR Could not open file /tmp/fcr-stWFCn: No such file or directory 2016-08-17 23:13:47 ERROR could not remove /tmp/fcr-stWFCn: No such file or directory renich@introdesk ~ $ fcrontab -e 2016-08-17 23:13:49 INFO fcrontab : editing renich's fcrontab no fcrontab for renich - using an empty one 2016-08-17 23:13:49 ERROR setgid(asgid): Operation not permitted 2016-08-17 23:13:49 ERROR Could not open file /tmp/fcr-AXB0Kv: No such file or directory 2016-08-17 23:13:49 ERROR could not remove /tmp/fcr-AXB0Kv: No such file or directory # journal logs: Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: pam_unix(fcrontab:session): session opened for user renich by (uid=1000) Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org dbus[5564]: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.101" (uid=1000 pid=13086 comm="crontab -e ") interface="org.freedesktop.login1.Manager" member="CreateSession" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.login1" (uid=0 pid=5563 comm="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind ") Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: pam_systemd(fcrontab:session): Failed to create session: Access denied Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: fcrontab : editing renich's fcrontab Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13088]: setgid(asgid): Operation not permitted Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13088]: pam_unix(fcrontab:session): session closed for user renich Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: Could not open file /tmp/fcr-z9G6Yl: No such file or directory Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: could not remove /tmp/fcr-z9G6Yl: No such file or directory Aug 17 23:09:05 introdesk.g02.org crontab[13086]: pam_unix(fcrontab:session): session closed for user renich # permissions introdesk fcron # ll -a total 4 drwsrws--- 1 fcron fcron 62 Aug 17 23:10 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 64 Jul 6 17:02 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 17 23:01 .keep_sys-process_fcron-0 -rw------- 1 root root 832 Aug 17 23:06 systab # user groups # groups renich wheel audio video portage games realtime plugdev rtkit docker kvm qemu cron fcron renich # emerge --info Portage 2.3.0 (python 3.4.5-final-0, default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome/systemd, gcc-5.4.0, glibc-2.23-r2, 4.7.0-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-4.7.0-gentoo-x86_64-AMD_Phenom-tm-_II_X6_1100T_Processor-with-gentoo-2.2 KiB Mem: 16462184 total, 6631836 free KiB Swap: 8264768 total, 8264768 free Timestamp of repository gentoo: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:44:19 +0000 sh bash 4.3_p46 ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.26.1 p1.0) 2.26.1 app-shells/bash: 4.3_p46::gentoo dev-java/java-config: 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Sorry, I don't have an idea and I don't use systemd. Looks like a configuration problem. Maybe PAM related but not like a problem in fcron.
this works now. I dunno what it was that fixed it... :S
OK, thanks for the follow up. I'll close this now as invalid. Feel free to re-open or file a new bug once you see this again and believe this is a problem within sys-process/fcron.