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Cron

Job not executing

S System Medium

🔴 Error Message

Cron job not running at scheduled time

📖 What This Means

Cron syntax error or environment issue.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Check syntax: crontab -e
  2. Check logs: grep CRON /var/log/syslog
  3. Use full paths in cron: /usr/bin/python3 script.py
  4. Redirect output: >> /tmp/cron.log 2>&1