Setup Make sure the expected cron frequency is set to 60 seconds $ php admin/cli/cfg.php --name=expectedcronfrequency --set=60 Test Run the cli script for the Check API and confirm it is OK. If it's not OK, run a couple of times the cron job ($ php admin/cli/cron.php) and re-run the CLI script for the Check API (after this, it should return OK). $ php admin/cli/checks.php OK: All 'status' checks ok Confirm that the shell error code was 0: $ echo $? 0 Simulate a gap of 130 seconds between two consecutive cron runs and confirm it reports a warning for tool_task_cronrunning $ php admin/cli/cfg.php --component=tool_task --name=lastcroninterval --set=130 $ php admin/cli/checks.php WARNING: Cron running (tool_task_cronrunning) Status | Check ----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING | Cron running (tool_task_cronrunning) | There was 2 mins 10 secs between the last two runs of the | cron maintenance script and it should run every 1 min. We | recommend configuring it to run more frequently. Confirm that the shell error code was 1: $ echo $? 1 Simulate a gap of 90 seconds between two consecutive cron runs and confirm it is OK $ php admin/cli/cfg.php --component=tool_task --name=lastcroninterval --set=90 $ php admin/cli/checks.php OK: All 'status' checks ok Confirm that the shell error code was 0: $ echo $? 0