Question
Droplet-agent hourly cron job failing after upgrade
- Posted on March 12, 2025
- DigitalOcean Droplets
Asked by adam clark
I have done a do-release-upgrade, and now droplet-agent exits with return code 1 from the cron.hourly executions.
run-parts: /etc/cron.hourly/droplet-agent exited with return code 1
I have tried shutting it down, then using apt to purge it, then reinstalled it using apt and it still has this problem.
Any ideas?
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Hi there,
Does this work if you were to try running the script manually to see if it outputs any errors:
Also, check
journalctlfor any additional logs:Also would you mind confirming:
/var/log/droplet-agent.logor/opt/droplet-agentIf it still fails after a full purge and reinstall, I would recomend opening an issue at: https://github.com/digitalocean/do-agent/issues
That way the maintainers can take a closer look.
- Bobby
Heya,
Check your journal to see the exact error
From the error we’ll be able to further troubleshoot the exact reason behind this behavior.