For the life of me, I can't seem to get a batch file running in Server 2008 Task Scheduler, despite it not having the common problems I've seen before.
Problem so far:
- I have a batch file that takes a hotcopy backup of some repositories and ZIPs them. I am able to run this manually.
- I have created a task in the task scheduler to call the batch file (no quotes, no command-line args).
- No matter what, the task returns with Code 0x1 (which I believe has something to do with permissions).
Troubleshooting steps so far:
- Ran the task manually. Runs perfectly.
- Made sure I didn't have quotes in arguments due to the 2008 Server hotfix bug outlined previously on ServerFault. I have not only no quoted arguments, but no arguments.
- Redirected output to a log file to see if it was running. It isn't.
- Changed the user from the System Service account to the local Administrator account for testing purposes. The Administrator account has all necessary rights & privileges, and is currently logged on when trying to run the task manually.
- Created another batch file which does nothing but call the other batch file to see if it was somehow maybe a command in the batch file that is initially called. This still fails, but again works if run manually.
I'm at a dead end. Any new thought that could jump-start the troubleshooting process? Thanks!
Edit 1: To clarify, I should note that I'm checking "run task whether user is logged on or not", but I do not remember if it was set up that way initially.
