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# CronJob deadline not configured

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `58876b44-a690-4e9f-9214-7735fa0dd15d`

**Cloud Provider:** Kubernetes

**Platform:** Terraform

**Severity:** Low

**Category:** Resource Management

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/resources/cron_job#starting_deadline_seconds)

### Description{% #description %}

CronJobs must include a configured deadline. The `starting_deadline_seconds` attribute in the resource spec (`kubernetes_cron_job[].spec.starting_deadline_seconds`) must be defined. This ensures missed job executions have a bounded retry window and are not indefinitely retried.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "kubernetes_cron_job" "demo2" {
  metadata {
    name = "demo"
  }
  spec {
    concurrency_policy            = "Replace"
    failed_jobs_history_limit     = 5
    schedule                      = "1 0 * * *"
    starting_deadline_seconds     = 10
    successful_jobs_history_limit = 10
    job_template {
      metadata {}
      spec {
        backoff_limit              = 2
        ttl_seconds_after_finished = 10
        template {
          metadata {}
          spec {
            container {
              name    = "hello"
              image   = "busybox"
              command = ["/bin/sh", "-c", "date; echo Hello from the Kubernetes cluster"]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```terraform
resource "kubernetes_cron_job" "demo" {
  metadata {
    name = "demo"
  }
  spec {
    concurrency_policy            = "Replace"
    failed_jobs_history_limit     = 5
    schedule                      = "1 0 * * *"
    successful_jobs_history_limit = 10
    job_template {
      metadata {}
      spec {
        backoff_limit              = 2
        ttl_seconds_after_finished = 10
        template {
          metadata {}
          spec {
            container {
              name    = "hello"
              image   = "busybox"
              command = ["/bin/sh", "-c", "date; echo Hello from the Kubernetes cluster"]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```