I have been trying to get a scheduled task to run that I made using schtasks
for the 40 computers on our network. Here's my problem:

If I leave the user info blank (let the task assume the credentials of the
person logged in) the task doesn't run - and then I don't know if the
computer is logged off (which it will be) if this method would allow the task
to run.
If I use the System account's credentials the task doesn't run
If I use the domain admin account's credentials the task doesn't run.

The task sets up and configures exactly as I expect. I will then physically
go to one of the computers, log in as the user of that PC and right click and
Run the scheduled task and it fails (usually can not start).

I honestly would prefer to schedule/run the task for each computer from my
server. Is there a network task scheduler that would allow me to view the
task log for each computer in one interface.

Server is Windows 2003 Std. R2.
Worksations are XP Pro SP2.

Thanks for the help.

Po

"Powlaz" <Powlaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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You should show us your schtasks.exe command line if you have
a problem running it it.

Using schtasks.exe /query /v /s.., you can obtain a detailed list
of all scheduled tasks on a remote system. If you want log details
then you can, of course, examine the log file by looking at
\\PCx\Admin\windows\schedlgu.txt.

Thank you for the reply. I don't know where the SchTask command is that I
made last time . . .
Oh I see what I did. I created a job (scheduled task) using the GUI and the
domain admin account and copied it to every computer. Still didn't run.

This time I did this:
System -
schtasks /create /tn OTSLM /tr "C:IT Tools\OTSLM\OTSLM.bat" /sc weekly /mo 1
/d Sat /st 09:00:00 /sd 04/05/2008 /s dispatch4 /ru System

I got - access is denied

As Domain Admin -
schtasks /create /tn OTSLM /tr "C:IT Tools\OTSLM\OTSLM.bat" /sc weekly /mo 1
/d Sat /st 09:00:00 /sd 04/05/2008 /s dispatch4 /u domain\administrator /p
password

I got - multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same
user, using more than one user name, are not allowed.
When I leave user and password information out altogether the task wants to
be created using my login. I am a member of the domain admins but am not a
local admin on all PCs.

Where do I go from here. We have serveral workstations that are used by
more than one person. I need this program to run regardless of who is logged
in.

Thanks for the help.

Po
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

Forgot to mention that using my credentials access was still denied.

"Powlaz" wrote:

"Powlaz" <Powlaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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*** How did you copy the task to each PC?

*** This means what it says: Your current account does not
*** have the authority to create a task.

*** This means also what it says: That you have existing
*** network connections that conflict with the job you're
*** trying to do. Knock them out!
***
*** You cannot create a scheduled task without user
*** credentials.

I created the job, located the job file, copied the job file to an all-access
share and added a small batch script that copied the file to the login
script. Made it to everyone's PC but wouldn' run.

I did it 2x - once with SYSTEM credentials, once with the domain admin
credentials.

When they didn't work I logged in as the (usual) user of a workstation and
recreated the jobs. The job I created as that user ran.

I created another job (still logged in as the first user) on the same
computer using the credentials of another user I know uses that PC - it did
not run.

Any insight on the errors I posted??

Po

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

You cannot create a scheduled task by copying a .job file
from one machine to the other. AFAIK there are two ways
to create a task on an other machine:
a) Create it while having a local session
b) Create it with schtasks.exe.


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