Schedule Multicast Tasks Issues

[devle]

Hello,

I am currently using the FOG REST API to develop a multicast solution for end users. Immediate multicast tasks are working as expected.

However, I’m encountering an issue with scheduled tasks. When I create a scheduled multicast task, the task object is successfully registered. But once the scheduled time passes, the task does not execute and remains listed under Tasks → Scheduled Tasks.

To rule out API-related issues, I also attempted to schedule a multicast task directly through the FOG Web UI, but experienced the same behavior.

Additional details:

Version: v1.6.0-beta.2277
SCHEDULERGLOBALENABLED is enabled
FogScheduler service is active

Could you please advise what might be causing scheduled tasks not to execute, or suggest any additional checks or logs I should review?

Thank you in advance for your help.

[devle]

Added some logs

Fog Database:
name@fog:/opt/fog/log$ sudo mariadb -e "
USE fog;
SELECT *
FROM scheduledTasks\G
"

*************************** 1. row ***************************
stID: 27
stName: Multi-Cast Task
stDesc:
stType: S
stTaskTypeID: 8
stMinute:
stHour:
stDOM:
stMonth:
stDOW:
stIsGroup: 1
stGroupHostID: 41
stImageID: 0
stShutDown:
stOther1:
stOther2: -1
stOther3: xy.xy
stOther4: 1
stOther5:
stDateTime: 1773389439
stActive: 1

Crontask:

*************************** 2. row ***************************
stID: 28
stName: Multi-Cast Task
stDesc:
stType: C
stTaskTypeID: 8
stMinute: 0
stHour: *
stDOM: *
stMonth: *
stDOW: *
stIsGroup: 1
stGroupHostID: 41
stImageID: 0
stShutDown:
stOther1:
stOther2: -1
stOther3: xy.xy
stOther4: 1
stOther5:
stDateTime: 0
stActive: 1

Fog Settings
±-----------------------±-----------------+
| settingKey | settingValue |
±-----------------------±-----------------+
| SCHEDULERDEVICEOUTPUT | /dev/tty4 |
| SCHEDULERGLOBALENABLED | 1 |
| SCHEDULERLOGFILENAME | fogscheduler.log |
| SCHEDULERSLEEPTIME | 60 |
±-----------------------±-----------------+

[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.0.1
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 127.0.1.1
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 172.28.1.80
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: domain.name.xxx
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * Starting TaskScheduler Service
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * Checking for new items every 60 seconds
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * Starting service loop
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * 3 tasks found.
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * Checking for expired checked-in tasks…
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * Scheduled Task run time: Fri, 01 Jan 2027 00:00:00 +0200
[03-06-26 12:26:18 pm] * This is a cron style task that should not run now.

The time zone:
name@fog:/opt/fog/log$ date
Fri Mar 13 10:38:46 EET 2026
name@fog:/opt/fog/log$ sudo mariadb -e “SELECT NOW();”
±--------------------+
| NOW() |
±--------------------+
| 2026-03-13 10:39:22 |
±--------------------+

[Tom Elliott]

@devle So I’m unable to replicate this:

[03-26-26 11:46:47 am]  * 1 task found.
[03-26-26 11:46:47 am]  * Checking for expired checked-in tasks...
[03-26-26 11:46:47 am]  * Scheduled Task run time: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000
[03-26-26 11:46:47 am]  * This is a cron style task that should not run now. 
^C
telliott@7550precision:~/fogproject$ date -u
Thu Mar 26 11:46:57 AM UTC 2026
telliott@7550precision:~/fogproject$

The item I have:

MariaDB [fog]> select * from scheduledTasks\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
         stID: 2
       stName: Multi-Cast Task
       stDesc: 
       stType: C
 stTaskTypeID: 8
     stMinute: 0
       stHour: *
        stDOM: *
      stMonth: *
        stDOW: *
    stIsGroup: 1
stGroupHostID: 1
    stImageID: 0
   stShutDown: 
     stOther1: 
     stOther2: -1
     stOther3: fog
     stOther4: 1
     stOther5: 
   stDateTime: 0
     stActive: 1
1 row in set (0.000 sec)

[Tom Elliott]

It does seem, maybe, your FOGScheduler service may need a good kick though?

[devle]

@Tom-Elliott Hi Tom, thanks for your reply.

I restarted the FogScheduler. Half an hour has past since I created 1 tasks via API and 1 through Fog Web. They stayed in the Scheduled Tasks and did not get executed.

[Tom Elliott]

@devle The first one appears to be set to run at 15:00

I don’t know what timezone you’re in, but I suspect your server’s timezone is showing UTC.

It’s interesting but it shows you should be seeing them trigger at 2026-03-26 15:00 (~ 1.5 hrs from right now, and 1.75 hrs from right now)

So it does appear scheduled tasks are working appropriately since restarting the service at least?

Also, i might suggest updating the latest working-1.6 as that will kick the tires around other services as well.

You are able to set the UI datetime FOG Configuration -> FOG Settings -> look for TZ_INFO and update to your relevant Timezone.