Openshift cron not working

Question

I'm using OpenShift and I have a shell script that is executable and can be run from the command line, however cron doesn't seem to even attempt to run it.

I have placed my shell script in ~/cron/minutely

When I run: /sbin/service crond status, I get "crond is stopped" When I run: /sbin/service crond start, I get "User has insufficient privilege" I am logged in as root.

I'm stuck. Any help would be much appreciated!

Did you add the cron cartridge to your application? – TheSteve0 Oct 27 '14 at 01:57 — TheSteve0, Oct 27 '14 at 01:57
Yes I did, but somehow it appears to be turned off. – Josh Oct 27 '14 at 05:02 — Josh, Oct 27 '14 at 05:02

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '14 at 05:53

I figured it out! As it turns out, there are multiple "cron" directories - and my shell script was in the wrong location. If a file isn't in the right place, the service won't run. This is the location that worked for me:

~/app-root/runtime/repo/.openshift/cron/

This post helped: https://forums.openshift.com/daily-cron-jobs-not-getting-triggered-automatically

Openshift cron not working

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