{"record":{"id":"dc62e074be5b1831","repo":"puppetlabs/puppet","slug":"could-not-remove-crontab-for-path-detail","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not remove crontab for %{path}: %{detail}","messagePattern":"Could not remove crontab for %(.+?): %(.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"FileReadError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb","lineNumber":284,"sourceCode":"      Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(%w[crontab -l], cronargs)\n    rescue => detail\n      case detail.to_s\n      when /can't open your crontab/\n        \"\"\n      when /you are not authorized to use cron/\n        Puppet.debug _(\"The %{path} user is not authorized to use cron. Their crontab file is treated as empty in case Puppet authorizes them in the middle of the run (by, for example, modifying the cron.deny or cron.allow files).\") % { path: @path }\n\n        \"\"\n      else\n        raise FileReadError, _(\"Could not read crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\") % { path: @path, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace\n      end\n    end\n\n    # Remove a specific @path's cron tab.\n    def remove\n      Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(%w[crontab -r], cronargs)\n    rescue => detail\n      raise FileReadError, _(\"Could not remove crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\") % { path: @path, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace\n    end\n\n    # Overwrite a specific @path's cron tab; must be passed the @path name\n    # and the text with which to create the cron tab.\n    def write(text)\n      # this file is managed by the OS and should be using system encoding\n      output_file = Tempfile.new(\"puppet_suntab\", :encoding => Encoding.default_external)\n      begin\n        output_file.print text\n        output_file.close\n        # We have to chown the stupid file to the user.\n        File.chown(Puppet::Util.uid(@path), nil, output_file.path)\n        Puppet::Util::Execution.execute([\"crontab\", output_file.path], cronargs)\n      rescue => detail\n        raise FileReadError, _(\"Could not write crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\") % { path: @path, detail: detail }, detail.backtrace\n      ensure\n        output_file.close\n        output_file.unlink","sourceCodeStart":266,"sourceCodeEnd":302,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb#L266-L302","documentation":"Error \"Could not remove crontab for %{path}: %{detail}\" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb:284 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T20:49:46.650Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T23:17:16.201Z"}