Symptoms
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On a Plesk for Linux server, scheduled tasks do not start automatically, including scheduled backup or statistics tasks.
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If a scheduled task is started manually from Plesk, it works correctly.
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cron service is stopped:
# systemctl status cron.service | grep "Active:"
Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2019-10-17 13:17:27 +07; 1s agoOR
# service crond status
crond is stopped
Cause
cron service is stopped on the server.
Resolution
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Connect to the server using SSH.
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Enable and start cron:
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On CentOS/RHEL/CloudLinux 7 and newer:
# systemctl enable crond
# systemctl start crond -
On CentOS/RHEL/CloudLinux 6:
# chkconfig crond on
# service crond start -
On Debian and Ubuntu:
# systemctl enable cron
# systemctl start cron
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