Cron doesn't seem to run anything

[kstange]

I set up redmine 2.6.0-1 using the init script to add the crontab for the recurring tasks plugin, but it's never actually getting run. I checked inside the container:

root@redmine:~# crontab -l -u redmine
15 */4 * * * cd /home/redmine/redmine && bundle exec rake redmine:recur_tasks RAILS_ENV=production >> log/cron_rake.log 2>&1

crond is running, but it doesn't seem to actually log anything anywhere, and there's no cron_rake.log created, nor are my tasks getting run. If I run the task manually, it works fine.

As a side note, the example cron for the recurring tasks plugin in your documentation is set to run at * */4 * * * which is once per minute for an hour, every 4 hours. I chose 15 */4 * * * for a more reasonable schedule.

[sameersbn]

@kstange I added the following to the plugins/init script

crontab -u redmine -l 2>/dev/null >/tmp/cron.redmine
echo '* * * * * date >> /tmp/date.log' >>/tmp/cron.redmine
crontab -u redmine /tmp/cron.redmine 2>/dev/null
rm -rf /tmp/cron.redmine

I can see that the date is being output to the /tmp/date.log file every minute. Can you try this?

As a side note, the example cron for the recurring tasks plugin in your documentation is set to run at * */4 * * * which is once per minute for an hour, every 4 hours. I chose 15 */4 * * * for a more reasonable schedule.

This line is directly taken from the recurring_tasks readme. You are free to choose whatever schedule you desire.

[kstange]

I meant that the line on the recurring_tasks readme is an insane example and that I would recommend not advising people to use it! I was planning to contact the recurring_tasks maintainer to suggest the same.

Date is working correctly. I think that the problem is that the cron PATH value is set to

PATH='/usr/bin:/bin'

bundle is in /usr/local/bin/

So the correct revision should be:

15 */4 * * * cd /home/redmine/redmine && /usr/local/bin/bundle exec rake redmine:recur_tasks RAILS_ENV=production >> log/cron_rake.log 2>&1

[sameersbn]

@kstange ahhh... does that work for you. If yes, then I will update the readme.

[kstange]

@sameersbn Yes, it works now! Thanks.