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[Bug 788020] [NEW] cron fails to run due to next run time too old

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From: John <788020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 09:54:52 -0000
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Mahara v1.3.6
Linux 2.6.18-238.5.1.el5 (Centos 64bit)
PHP 5.2.10 (cli) (built: Nov 13 2009 11:44:05) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2009 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Zend Technologies
Apache/2.2.3
mysql-server-5.0.77-4.el5_5.5

We are trialing Mahara and I thought running the cron every minute was
excessive so set to an hour. Students portfolio upload emails stopped
being sent. Each hour the cron tried to run but failed

[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [DBG] c9 (lib/cron.php:70) ---------- cron running Sun, 22 May 2011 04:05:03 +0100 ----------
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get ru...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get ru...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get ru...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get ru...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't ...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't ...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:06:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty"...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty"...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_complete" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 04:00:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_comple...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_comple...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:10:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get r...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get r...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:10:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 04:00:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't g...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
[Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't g...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167

Ran the cron manually twice to fix and backlog of emails sent out.

I know the install says to run every minute but I wasn't expecting using
a longer time would actually break the housekeeping activities.

** Affects: mahara
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  cron fails to run due to next run time too old

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  New

Bug description:
  Mahara v1.3.6
  Linux 2.6.18-238.5.1.el5 (Centos 64bit)
  PHP 5.2.10 (cli) (built: Nov 13 2009 11:44:05) 
  Copyright (c) 1997-2009 The PHP Group
  Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Zend Technologies
  Apache/2.2.3
  mysql-server-5.0.77-4.el5_5.5

  We are trialing Mahara and I thought running the cron every minute was
  excessive so set to an hour. Students portfolio upload emails stopped
  being sent. Each hour the cron tried to run but failed

  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [DBG] c9 (lib/cron.php:70) ---------- cron running Sun, 22 May 2011 04:05:03 +0100 ----------
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get ru...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "externalfeed.cleanup_feeds" didn't get ru...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get ru...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "externalfeed.refresh_feeds" didn't get ru...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:126) cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't get run because the nextrun time was too old
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't ...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("cronjob "forum.interaction_forum_new_post" didn't ...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:126
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:06:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty"...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_dirty"...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_complete" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 04:00:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_comple...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "rebuild_artefact_parent_cache_comple...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:10:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get r...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "activity_process_queue" didn't get r...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 03:10:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "import_process_queue" didn't get run...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] 
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [WAR] c9 (lib/cron.php:167) core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't get run because the nextrun time (2011-05-22 04:00:00) was too old (less than 1306033203)
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Call stack (most recent first):
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_message("core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't g...", 8, true, true) at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/errors.php:109
  [Sun May 22 04:05:04 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1]   * log_warn("core cronjob "import_cleanup_old_imports" didn't g...") at /var/www/html/mahara/lib/cron.php:167

  Ran the cron manually twice to fix and backlog of emails sent out.

  I know the install says to run every minute but I wasn't expecting
  using a longer time would actually break the housekeeping activities.
Follow ups

[Bug 788020] Re: cron fails to run due to next run time too old
From: Richard Mansfield, 2011-05-25
[Bug 788020] [NEW] cron fails to run due to next run time too old
From: John, 2011-05-25
References

[Bug 788020] [NEW] cron fails to run due to next run time too old
From: John, 2011-05-25