Configure scheduled tasks
NOTE: The Approach A sections referred to below do not apply to Bitnami native installers. Users of Bitnami native installers should refer only to the Approach B sections.
Moodle(TM) LMS requires a cron task that must be run regularly. The administrator can do this from the admin panel’s “Site Administration -> Notifications” menu. To run this task in the background, create a cron job. To edit the crontab, follow these steps depending on your installation type:
Approach A: Bitnami installations using system packages
Cron tasks are already installed and enabled by default. To update the existing cron entry or add a new one, follow these steps:
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Open and edit the /etc/cron.d/moodle cron file for Moodle.
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Add the following line:
*/1 * * * * daemon installdir/php/bin/php installdir/moodle/admin/cli/cron.php > /dev/null
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Save and exit.
Once configured, this cron entry will run the script every minute.
Approach B: Self-contained Bitnami installations
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Run the following command to edit the cron entry:
$ sudo crontab -e
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Add the following line:
*/1 * * * * sudo su daemon -s /bin/sh -c "installdir/php/bin/php installdir/apps/moodle/htdocs/admin/cli/cron.php > /dev/null"
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Save and exit.
Once configured, this cron entry will run the script every minute.