Problems with the DOI-CrossRef automatic registration

The limitation to a certain hour of the day will be part of the scheduled task process. A specific scheduled task is associated with a frequency within which it can run. The automatic registration for Crossref can only run once every 24 hours.

The permissions might be a consideration, but I would have expected to see errors in your PHP error log if permissions were preventing the run. Note that permissions of 777 are not secure. See this FAQ for details: