Preparation install this plugin to help make some test tasks: https://github.com/catalyst/moodle-tool_testtasks 1) Ensure you start with a clean slate: php admin/tool/testtasks/cli/clear_adhoc_task_queue.php 2) Visit /admin/tool/task/runningtasks.php 3) Confirm the page is empty 4) Queue up an adhoc task php admin/tool/testtasks/cli/queue_adhoc_tasks.php -d= 100000 5) Start running this task running but then hard Control-C twice kill the process so it's metadata will be left behind php admin/cli/adhoc_task.php -e 6) Confirm timed_adhoc_task appears in the runningstasks.php table without any warnings or errors 7) Do the same to queue up a scheduled task and then hard kill it: php admin/cli/scheduled_task.php --execute= '\tool_testtasks\task\slow_task' 8) Confirm slow_task appears in the runningstasks.php table without any warnings or errors 9) Visit status report: /report/status/index.php?detail=tool_task_longrunningtasks in a new tab 10) Confirm that the check is OK and green 11) Add $CFG->taskruntimewarn = 10; to config.php 12) Confirm the status report now shows a warning for the slow tasks 13) Confirm the runningstasks table also shows the same warnings for the slow tasks 14) Add $CFG->taskruntimeerror = 20; to config.php 15) Confirm the status report now shows an error for the slow tasks 16) Confirm the runningstasks table also shows the same error for the slow tasks