Scheduled Tasks doesn't allow shorthand cron notation

[Oldiesmann]

TITLE:

Scheduled Tasks doesn't allow shorthand cron notation​

PRODUCT, VERSION, OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE:

Plesk Onyx
Version 17.8.11 Update #31
Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
x64​

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:

If you want to run a cron job every x minutes/hours/days, etc., most sites say you can put */<number> in a spot. For instance, to run something every 5 minutes you can do "*/5 * * * *" instead of having to manually type out "0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * *". However, Plesk does not support this shorthand notation.​

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

Go into Scheduled tasks and create a new task. Select "cron style" next to "run" and enter something like "*/5 * * * *" in the box.​

ACTUAL RESULT:

You receive an error saying that the format is invalid.​

EXPECTED RESULT:

Task should be saved and executed as expected.​

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Ubuntu does support this syntax. See Ubuntu Manpage: crontab - tables for driving cron for more info.​

YOUR EXPECTATIONS FROM PLESK SERVICE TEAM:

Confirm bug​

 

[IgorG]

Sorry, but I can't reproduce it:

 

[Oldiesmann]

It's working now but it wasn't at the time.