Bug 56966

Description of Problem:
I have a bunch of machines where one of them is a master NIS server and 
the rest are NIS clients.  Users that are not in /etc/passwd, but in NIS 
maps dont get their crontabs run.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63

How Reproducible:
[quake@skjalfti4 quake]$ id
uid=500(quake) gid=500(quake) groups=500(quake)
[quake@skjalfti4 quake]$ grep quake /etc/passwd /etc/group
[quake@skjalfti4 quake]$ ypmatch quake passwd
quake:$1$QJKeF3qF$6.4j/gL2u73.p8FR59osv1:500:500:Quake Admin 
User:/home/quake:/bin/bash

[quake@skjalfti4 quake]$ crontab -l
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - edit the master and reinstall.
# (/tmp/crontab.4421 installed on Sat Dec  1 16:38:11 2001)
# (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $)
# Athuga hvort AQ servernir siu ekki m gangi
*/5 * * * * /usr/local/games/tjekkaaq
# Roteita loggum f. statmstmk. Gera ~ap kl. 08:01.
01 08 * * * /usr/local/games/rotatelogs
[quake@skjalfti4 quake]$ ll /usr/local/games/tjekkaaq 
/usr/local/games/rotatelogs
-rwxr-xr-x    1 quake    quake         872 Sep 29 15:19 
/usr/local/games/rotatelogs
-rwxr-xr-x    1 quake    quake         668 Sep 29 15:19 
/usr/local/games/tjekkaaq

from /var/log/cron:
Dec  1 07:40:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3577]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec  1 07:50:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3580]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec  1 08:00:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3583]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec  1 08:01:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3586]: (root) CMD (run-parts 
/etc/cron.hourly)
Dec  1 08:10:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3591]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec  1 08:20:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3646]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Dec  1 08:30:00 skjalfti4 CROND[3649]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
[root@skjalfti4 root]# ll /var/spool/cron/quake 
-rw-------    1 root     quake         365 Des  1 16:38 
/var/spool/cron/quake



Steps to Reproduce:
See above.

Actual Results:
Nothing seems to happen

Expected Results:
crontab should be run.

Additional Information:
Something strange is going on.
[quake@skjalfti4 games]$ date
Lau Des  1 16:45:39 GMT 2001
[quake@skjalfti4 games]$ ls -lu tjekkaaq 
-rwxr-xr-x    1 quake    quake         668 Des  1 16:45 tjekkaaq

Looks like somebody read the script at the same time cron was supposed to 
run it, but it didnt get run.