#72 new
mortaine

cron job: no password?

Reported by mortaine | July 27th, 2008 @ 07:49 AM

I'm running 1.0rc4-6 and am hosted at dreamhost, so I have a cron panel at the dreamhost panel-- it's the same as any cron job manager, but the interface for "how often" is more user-friendly.

Anyway...

My cron jobs are returning this result:

Warning! cron.php was called with the wrong password or without one!

When I copy/paste the URL into my browser, I get a blank screen, and the debug log says the same thing about the password.

In my initial re-install, I had to edit the URL to the direct website (with http://) because the original URL was the server path and threw an error in curl ("malformed url" or something like that).

Any thoughts on why I'm getting this error or how to fix it?

Comments and changes to this ticket

  • Ricardo Rauch

    Ricardo Rauch April 15th, 2010 @ 08:50 AM

    • Assigned user changed from “Guillermo Rauch” to “Ricardo Rauch”
  • Anthony Cerreta

    Anthony Cerreta February 1st, 2011 @ 09:14 PM

    • Milestone order changed from “0” to “0”

    I am having this same problem. Is there anyway to fix this or find out what is causing the problem?

  • otis

    otis May 3rd, 2023 @ 10:28 PM

    One way to set up a cron job without a password Pizza Tower is to use the "public key authentication" method, which allows the system to authenticate a user based on a private key rather than a password.

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    donna1205 July 26th, 2023 @ 12:14 AM

    To set up a cron job that applies to all users on the rainbow friends system (including root), you typically need to edit the system-wide crontab file, which requires administrative privileges (e.g., root access). In this case, you won't need to provide passwords for individual users' cron jobs.

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  • kalyl

    kalyl October 16th, 2023 @ 12:42 AM

    It appears that the error is related to authentication. Check among us whether the cron.php script requires a username and password to run. Ensure that you are providing the correct credentials in the cron job command.

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  • lilycollins

    lilycollins December 29th, 2023 @ 07:00 AM

    If possible, try running the cron job manually from the command line to isolate whether the problem lies with the cron job slope itself or the scheduling mechanism.

  • Simple Jack

    Simple Jack January 8th, 2024 @ 12:11 AM

    It seems like the issue with your cron job might be related to the authentication credentials being passed incorrectly. Ensure that you are using the correct password in your cron job configuration or that the password is not being stripped or modified during the execution. Double-check the syntax of your cron job command and make sure it includes the correct authentication parameters. Additionally, consider checking the documentation of the tool or script you are using to see if there are specific requirements for cron job authentication. For further assistance, you may want to reach out to Dreamhost support.

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  • Annata Evan

    Annata Evan January 10th, 2024 @ 04:54 AM

    when setting up a cron job, there's typically no need to enter a connections nyt password if you're configuring it correctly and securely.

  • otis

    otis February 2nd, 2024 @ 04:04 AM

    Enable debugging output in your cron.php script or geometry dash any related logging mechanisms to gather more information about the authentication issue. This can help you identify the specific cause of the problem.

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