<![CDATA[Latest Cron update prevents special strings like @reboot]]>It looks like some time validation was recently added to the Cron package, however, it prevents use of special strings such as @reboot.

https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/blob/1a8a2f338592428dd46e543a884b1758b68198c9/sysutils/pfSense-pkg-Cron/files/usr/local/www/packages/cron/cron_edit.php#L81

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/config/#_using_services_to_start_services

We've worked around the issue by commenting out the for loop.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/173022/latest-cron-update-prevents-special-strings-like-rebootRSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 13:26:49 GMTSun, 26 Jun 2022 17:29:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Latest Cron update prevents special strings like @reboot on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:56:16 GMT]]>@jimp https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13309

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1048435https://forum.netgate.com/post/1048435Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:56:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Latest Cron update prevents special strings like @reboot on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:39:16 GMT]]>@jimp agreed, the GUI isn't clear, but it was possible. Special strings in the "minute" field, blank for remaining time fields, and who/command fields as normal.

pfSense Cron 2022-06-27.png

In our case, we have a delayed job that needs to be run on boot. I'll open an issue.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1048430https://forum.netgate.com/post/1048430Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:39:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Latest Cron update prevents special strings like @reboot on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:39:58 GMT]]>Make an issue in https://redmine.pfsense.org/projects/pfsense-packages and we can fix the new validation to allow those strings.

I didn't include them as it wasn't immediately clear from the GUI if it was even viable to inject those.

How exactly are you using them? What values in what fields?

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