[GH-ISSUE #106] Backup task ignore cron #87

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opened 2026-02-26 21:34:22 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-26 21:34:22 +03:00

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Originally created by @pharmarin on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/eduardolat/pgbackweb/issues/106

I have to backup tasks with monthly (0 23 * */1 *) and daily (0 23 * * *) cron.

I expected that the monthly task would execute every month and the daily task would execute every day. But both execute every day.

What I am missing ?

Originally created by @pharmarin on GitHub (Mar 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/eduardolat/pgbackweb/issues/106 I have to backup tasks with monthly (0 23 * */1 *) and daily (0 23 * * *) cron. I expected that the monthly task would execute every month and the daily task would execute every day. But both execute every day. What I am missing ?

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kerem commented

2026-02-26 21:34:23 +03:00

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@julien-wff commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025):

Hi!

The problem here is that in your monthly cron, you are not choosing the day of the month (the third *). To run on the first day of each month, make it like so: 0 23 1 * *.

Also, having a step of 1 (*/1) is useless in crons, it's the same as just writing *. Your two crons were basically the same.

Tip: you can use a site like Crontab Guru to preview your cron (click on next under the text interpretation to see the next 5 dates)

@julien-wff commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2025): Hi! The problem here is that in your monthly cron, you are not choosing the day of the month (the third `*`). To run on the first day of each month, make it like so: [0 23 1 * *](https://crontab.guru/#0_23_1_*_*). Also, having a step of 1 (`*/1`) is useless in crons, it's the same as just writing `*`. Your two crons were basically the same. Tip: you can use a site like [Crontab Guru](https://crontab.guru) to preview your cron (click on <ins>next</ins> under the text interpretation to see the next 5 dates)

kerem commented

2026-02-26 21:34:23 +03:00

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@pharmarin commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2025):

Well I’m sorry to bother you for that.

@pharmarin commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2025): Well I’m sorry to bother you for that.