# Not running scheduler, another task holds lock

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-running-scheduler-another-task-holds-lock/33734>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [September 3, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-running-scheduler-another-task-holds-lock/33734 "2020-09-03T06:51:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-running-scheduler-another-task-holds-lock/33734/1 "2020-09-03T06:51:52Z")

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Hello,

I have installed AWX 14.1.0 successfully but when I run the default project , the job is in “pending” mode then “waiting” before running but I have to wait a lot of time (several minutes). Why ??  
There are no scheduled tasks and AWX is empty (project/templates/etc…) I haven’t added anything

In awx\_task logs I have this :

2020-09-03 06:43:18,179 WARNING awx.main.dispatch scaling down worker pid:5778  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,179 DEBUG awx.main.dispatch task acfa974a-1e43-4d3e-bfc5-3fdda446414c starting awx.main.scheduler.tasks.run\_task\_manager(_[])  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,189 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Running Tower task manager.  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,197 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Starting periodic scheduler  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,195 WARNING awx.main.dispatch worker exiting gracefully pid:5778  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,202 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Last scheduler run was: 2020-09-03 06:43:18.124123+00:00  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,203 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Not running periodic scheduler, another task holds lock  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,215 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Not running scheduler, another task holds lock  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,219 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Not running scheduler, another task holds lock  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,235 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Not running scheduler, another task holds lock  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,248 DEBUG awx.main.dispatch task e53ebc4c-5766-4be0-8adb-7cdefbacd558 starting awx.main.tasks.awx\_k8s\_reaper(_)  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,248 DEBUG awx.main.dispatch task b6915098-ee1d-4614-9b76-4c27d4a16c2b starting awx.main.tasks.cluster\_node\_heartbeat(_[])  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,249 DEBUG awx.main.dispatch task d8f5b7ae-0e2b-40b9-861a-03360dcb262d starting awx.main.scheduler.tasks.run\_task\_manager(_)  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,251 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Running Tower task manager.  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,251 DEBUG awx.main.dispatch task a032b520-5009-4763-956a-b5e8739ab4a2 starting awx.main.tasks.awx\_periodic\_scheduler(\*)  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,255 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Cluster node heartbeat task.  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,273 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Starting periodic scheduler  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,282 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Finishing Scheduler  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,282 DEBUG awx.main.scheduler Not running scheduler, another task holds lock  
2020-09-03 06:43:18,285 DEBUG awx.main.tasks Last scheduler run was: 2020-09-03 06:43:18.198730+00:00  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY  
RESULT 2  
OKREADY

Thanks for your help