Resolved Execute cronjob as system user?

[hillcow]

Please help me understand system users in Plesk. The system user of my website is called "Frankenstein". In the file manager I can see that the folders have permissions set for Frankenstein and the group "psacln". Now the problem is that I need to have a cronjob that is executed by Frankenstein, because this cronjob is creating files in this directory and if it's created by the root user I run into permission errors. However, I cannot figure out how to add a cronjob as "Frankenstein" or "psacln", both are not in my list (logged into Plesk as root).
How do I run a cronjob as a system user? Thanks!

Also, I use PHP-FPM. Who is the user that executes the code? It's the system user right?

 

[Bitpalast]

PHP-FPM runs your scripts as the subscription owner (=in your words "system user").

A cronjob created from within a subscription is executed using the permissions of the subscription owner. A cronjob created in your admin login runs as root by default, but here you can select a different user, too.

 

[hillcow]

Okay, I finally found the solution. The only way to create a cronjob as a system user is to use the search function. The UI has no other way to find this second "Scheduler" page, which is, like you said, within a subscription. This is really really bad UX. Or - possibly I'm too stupid

 

[Martin Dias]

Hi @hillcow do you mean this one?


Or what do you mean with

"Scheduler" page

?

 

[hillcow]

oh well, okay I did not see that. Thanks!

 

[pleskpanel]

And with that Frankenstein lives!

 

[Matzn]

PHP-FPM runs your scripts as the subscription owner (=in your words "system user").

A cronjob created from within a subscription is executed using the permissions of the subscription owner. A cronjob created in your admin login runs as root by default, but here you can select a different user, too.

I have the same problem. Which user is the "system user"? I can't find the domain-user.

 

[Matzn]

Apparently are settings in Tools$Setting>>cronjobs only for plesk himself? The solution is to add a cronjob by domain. Unfortunately, shows domain-cronjobs options for each domain only in dynamic view.

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