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Ubuntu - Cron - Deny Crontab Access to Specified Users

Use the cron.deny file.

Login as root and create/edit the cron.deny file.

sudo vim /etc/cron.d/cron.deny

List the usernames for whom you want to deny crontab access.

These users won’t be able anymore to list or edit crontabs in your system.