Cron job triggering whenever it wants

[RealKHFan]

Description

I want my cron job to trigger on a Tuesday every week at 6pm, for that I created a new cronjob that does that, but it triggers whenever it wants, I tried different methods in usage but it still doesn't trigger on the time I want it to trigger.
Note: after 10 weeks it triggered yesterday at 6pm 12/11/2024
Here is the code:

Note that the code within my EventHandler is not the one which doesn't execute, I tried on my system before.

The system on which the discord bot is at is ubuntu

cron job version: 2.4.0

Expected Behavior

execute at 6pm on every week on a Tuesday

Actual Behavior

executes on a Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday at different times like 22:54, 20:32, 17:56 and some other times

Possible Fix

I am not sure why it occurs

Steps to Reproduce

use the same code and change the event handler to a console.log or something else

Context

I want my users to get notified at 6pm on a Tuesday every week

Your Environment

• cron version: 2.4.0
• NodeJS version:18.16.1
• Operating System and version:Windows for PC and Ubuntu for the command which doesn't trigger
• TypeScript version (if applicable):none
• Link to your project (if applicable):private repo
  

[sheerlox]

Hi,

Thank you for raising this issue and providing detailed information. I've created a minimal reproduction repository for this case to verify whether cron is behaving as expected. The purpose of this repository is to simulate a cron job accurately with a schedule that triggers every Tuesday at 6 PM UTC.

Results from the Tests

After running multiple tests through this repo, the behavior you mentioned does not arise:

• The cron job consistently triggers at 6 PM UTC every Tuesday (as intended).
• The job does not trigger at any incorrect times, like Sunday, Monday, or any other unintended day.

You can find the reproduction repository here:
👉 GitHub repo: cron-reproductions/918

I recommend pulling down the minimal reproduction repository and trying it within your environment directly.

If the issue persists or if you notice any anomalies while testing it in isolation, please share the findings and we’ll dig deeper.

[RealKHFan]

Thank you for reproducing my issue. I will compare the data from my repository to yours.

[RealKHFan]

Has it been tested on Ubuntu as well?
Because the code that I showed gets executed on Windows for me

[RealKHFan]

The Test works on my machine as well but again, its Windows, not Ubuntu

[sheerlox]

Has it been tested on Ubuntu as well? Because the code that I showed gets executed on Windows for me

Yes, I'm working on Ubuntu!

[RealKHFan]

Has it been tested on Ubuntu as well? Because the code that I showed gets executed on Windows for me

Yes, I'm working on Ubuntu!

I will be testing it on my machine and I will give you feedback if it triggered consistently

[RealKHFan]

Hi, last week my server crashed and I had nothing to report, this week it was executed at 6 pm on Tuesday, if it will trigger next week at the same time then I will give you feedback and close this ticket!

[RealKHFan]

I tested it directly on my VM Linux Machine and the tests passed, I will keep an eye on it as well

[sheerlox]

Closing for stale, feel free to reopen with more detail if this keeps occurring :)