https://benzhub.github.io/en/tags/debugging/Recent content in Debugging on BenzHubHugoenSat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://benzhub.github.io/en/post/linux/027-cron-job-not-running/Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://benzhub.github.io/en/post/linux/027-cron-job-not-running/<p><strong>Your cron job is not running because of one (or more) of these issues: the PATH environment is too minimal, your script lacks execute permission, you used relative paths, the shebang line is missing, or the cron daemon itself is not active.</strong> The fastest way to confirm whether cron even attempted your job is to check the system log with <code>grep CRON /var/log/syslog | tail -20</code>. If your job does not appear there, cron never tried to run it — the problem is in crontab configuration. If it does appear but your expected output is missing, the script itself is failing silently.</p>