Questions tagged [scheduled-task]
A scheduled-task means the launch of a program or script at predefined times or after specified time intervals.
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Task scheduler job not terminating after specified timeout
i have updated the "stop the task if it runs longer than" to 1 min. But the task job wont terminate after a min. what am i missing here. And the job doesnt have any triggers configured.
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How to use gMSA account with Task Scheduler and Powershell to manage DHCP filters
I am struggling to keep DHCP filters in sync between multiple DHCP servers, each of them is running on a domain controller. I wrote a simple script to get filters from master DHCP server and push them ...
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How to create a scheduled task via GPO that runs at startup as SYSTEM with highest privileges for only certain machines
All of our workstations in the building are cabled with CAT5e, and because of the way things were built at construction time it's going to be prohibitively expensive to swap out the cabling for ...
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Windows Server: scheduled backup not visible in Scheduled Tasks?
I have set Windows Server 2016 Standard to perform a local backup to a usb drive on a nightly basis at 9pm. The last several runs failed because the destination was disconnected. I've since ...
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Windows Admin Center gives an error when creating an On Event triggered task
I am trying to schedule a task for the server to send an email when the server backs up successfully. Following the instruction here.
The server is running Hyper-V non-GUI with Windows Admin Center. ...
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Windows SCHTASKS /DU Indefinitely syntax in CMD?
My task from CMD is:
schtasks /create /tn "Task" /tr '"C:\Task.bat"' /sc ONCE /sd 25/03/2021 /st 20:57 /ri 1 /rl highest
Which syntax should I use for the Indefinitely option?
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Task Scheduler Last Run (0x1) python script
I have been struggling with this and I am going further and further down the rabbit hole here.
I am trying to run a python script out of a .bat file contents being:
@echo off
"python path\python....
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Script to search for specific task in scheduler and delete this task
I am quite new in this area and I am bit lost but when I have looked to: https://serverfault.com/questions/604673/how-to-print-out-information-about-task-scheduler-in-powershell-script ,this was ...
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OpenSSH Windows server 2012 : SCP process randomally working : with passowrd authentication
I have created a openSSH SCP bat script and scheduled task to run as SYSTEM. I use publickkey authentication method. For that converted a private key of winscp to openSSH key using putty key gen and ...
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Powershell script to create scheduled Task with argument
i have this Script which is checking if a named service is running. In the actual case its checking for "RSCDsvc" service.
if(!(Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object {$_.TaskName -like "...
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Looking to increase font and bring message to front in a pop-up message via task scheduler
I am creating a task in task scheduler with powreshell with the argument below. I'm making a pop up message come to a logged in user at 11 AM every day for two weeks.
-WindowStyle hidden -Command &...
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Scheduled Task (powershell script) causes 'audit failure' SeTcbPrivilege error in Event Viewer
On Windows Server 2012, I'm trying to create a Scheduled Task, that runs as a Domain user, that copies a file from a different server to the local server, then deletes the file locally if the date ...
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Task scheduler chaos
We use the Windows Task Scheduler to run a task to install Windows patches on a specific day of the week, such as the second Monday, third Wednesday, ect. Starting in November of 2020, we've hit an ...
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How to run a VBA macro from the Task Scheduler in Windows Server 2016?
I have a VBA macro for extracting some data daily. The Macro doesn't have any interactive component like a Message Box, Custom Inputs, or Input Box. It doesn't expect any user input, it only downloads ...
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Update Task Scheduler job password on multiple machines
Here's the deal: the company's policy is to update Service Account passwords every 180 days. Problem is, I'm using those service accounts on about 20 servers, running various jobs - so every 180 days, ...
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Least Privileges for Windows Scheduled Tasks
I want to configure a Windows Server 2012 R2 and a Windows User (Active Directory Domain) in a way that the user has least privileges to access (read) a windows scheduled task on a remote windows ...
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Allow Windows Server 2016 user account to run Scheduled Task that was set up to run as another account
I've created a Scheduled Task via schtasks.exe so that it runs as an elevated account [A]. However, my reduced privilege account [B] can't manually trigger the task to run through the Task Scheduler ...
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Powershell PSDrive Not working under Scheduled Task
I am trying to move files from a DMZ server to a domain server via powershell I can get it to work from an interactive session however if I try to run it under a scheduled task the copy fails. I ...
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Windows Scheduler: Task Start Failed
I'm trying to learn about task scheduling in Windows 10, so I set myself the task of trying to schedule a script that writes a blank file called test.txt to the user's home directory.
I did this by ...
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Windows Event Filter to Trigger A Scheduled Task Using Custom Data
I need to create a custom event filter to trigger a scheduled task to recover a hung process.
Here is the event log in XML format:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/...
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Running a program from Task Scheduler without user being logged in. Windows Server 2019
I'm trying to run a program on Windows Server 2019 Standard with a user that that doesn't have to be logged in.The program reads the config file from the users profile. We are using User Profile Disks....
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List of users who have access to a specific job schedule windows
as I'm performing some auditing to identify users who have access and able to amend/update a specific job schedule configured. Can I ask for guidance on how I can view the list of all users who can ...
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In Windows Server 2016 is there a way to run a scheduled task, via windows script, as an admin, using credentials incl. pwd?
Ok first, yes, I know this will be looked at as a security risk.
The plan is to code this into an .exe; the pwd changes annually so there is very little hassle in changing the source code and re-...
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Task scheduler can't running after update in same day
i have one task scheduler with 2 action.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/...
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Non-admin remote task triggering
I have a Windows Server 2019 server, with a scheduled task that needs to be run as a non-administrator user.
I have done the following:
Added the user to the local Backup Operators group
Added the ...
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Scheduled tasks on Server 2019 don't work when user is not signed on
I have about 30 VB Apps that are humming along on a Windows 2008 server using scheduled tasks. They all do a variety of simple to complex tasks from pulling data and merging letters on a monthly ...
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Hung Scheduled Task
I have a specific scheduled task (one of several) that runs on a Server 2019 server. This scheduled task runs a Windows PowerShell script that interacts with a couple of REST APIs and logs to a file.
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Windows 10 Scheduled Task does not use domain credentials to access network resources
I have a simple task, which for the purposes of testing, consists of a batch file with two lines:
whoami >result1.txt
copy \\server\share\test1.txt C:\Users\xxx\Documents > output.txt 2> ...
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Scheduled task on VM only works interactively/manually
I am trying to get a scheduled task to run on a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine. When I RDP in and test the task, everything works manually. The task is scheduled to run nightly and it appears ...
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Server 2019 - Task Scheduler tasks stop running
I have a set of about 5 tasks that have been running correctly for over a month on a 1 minute and 5-minute basis. Today at 4 pm, they stopped running, all of them, for no apparent reason. I can ...
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New-ScheduledTaskTrigger using variable for -DaysofWeek
I'm writing a script that takes the user's input to then Register-ClusteredScheduledTask
I'm trying to use a string for the -DaysOfWeek, but am only receiving various errors...
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How can I run a scheduled task on domain controller whenever a domain user logs into the domain?
I need to log domain user logins & logouts to an Oracle database. Not all computers have Oracle drivers, but one of the domain controllers does.
So I have created a script which writes the ...
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Windows 10 run an interactive scheduled task to run for any interactive user
I want to setup a windows 10 task scheduler to run a GUI based tasked interactively for any logged on user. Right now we have to explicitly specify the user name, so the task can only be run for this ...
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Windows Update killed server reboot batch job. Is there a replacement?
I have been creating a scheduled task with powershell to use a group managed service account (the only kind allowed) on Window Server 2016. Did this approximately one year ago on 5 2016 VM's, and it's ...
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Windows (2016) Task Scheduler does not always fire repeated triggers
I have a pair of scheduled tasks that start at 6:00 and 6:03 respectively each day and repeat every 15 minutes for 18 hours. This has worked on one (2008R2) server for years, but that server is ...
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Task Scheduler failed … Error Value 2147942402
I tried to schedule a task by
schtasks /create /tn Test /sc minute /mo 1 /tr "del /f \"%UserProfile%\path\file\""
...however the Scheduler always ends up with the following type of error:
Task ...
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Creating scheduled task from powershell using xml
I was able to export all of my scheduled tasks using:
All i need to be able to do is import the scheduled task from the xml file
I have about 100 of these so any help would be appreciated.
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How do I create a scheduled task to empty all domain users' Recycle Bin on the first of every month?
As the title suggests, I would like to empty users recycle bin on the first of every month. This is what I have so far. I would like more of a proof read to know if I am going about this the right way,...
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Stopping powershell background jobs at a scheduled time?
I started a few powershell jobs and I want to stop them at a scheduled time. I know the command to stop them is Stop-Job -Name $someName but I don't know how I can schedule this.
I mean I realize ...
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Scheduled task runs twice after DST
We have a process in Task Scheduler that runs at 8:10am on certain days of the month. This has worked fine for years. We u/ged to Server 2019. Then, after this year's DST switch over and server ...
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Schtasks delete userprofile
I have two scripts,
One of them in batch for a weekly task schedule
task_del_user.cmd
SCHTASKS /Create /SC weekly /D MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI /TN MyDailyDelete /ST 15:00:00 /TR "Powershell -...
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Use systemd-run to schedule command after reboot
I need to schedule a command to run at a certain time in the future. systemd-run with the --on-calendar option seems like it can do that, except that it seems the service is only stored ephemerally ...
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How to put monitors into standby mode during certain hours using Group Policy
Just a normal Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7/10 office environment with about 35 clients.
I would like to implement a domain-wide power plan for our office computers to put their monitors in ...
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Task Scheduler runs a console application in the wrong way
I have configured a task to be run in Task Scheduler. That task is a console application.
I configured action to be "c:\path\app.exe >> c:\path\logs\output.log".
When I manually run the task from ...
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Scheduled task returns error 0xff but success
I have a scheduled task that runs a batch file, and even though I can see the results of it completing successfully, according to the task scheduler it fails with error 0xff, every time.
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Do Azure logic apps wait for completion before firing again?
We have an Azure logic app that fires every 60 seconds. It fetches a URL. Typically this would only take < 1s, but sometimes if there's a lot of work to do on the other end it can be higher.
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How to keep a local folder’s contents synchronized with a network share? (Windows)
I would like to have a local folder on all of my domain connected computers kept in sync with a share on one of my servers.
Only Domain Admins and the SYSTEM account should have Modify permissions to ...
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Running scheduled task on remote server
We have 3 scheduled tasks that run on a server. Randomly someone in HR will ask us to run one of these tasks for them out of schedule. To make this easier and more expedient for the HR folks, i'm ...
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Windows Server 2019 scheduled tasks must be in future
As a follow on to the Windows Server 016 scheduled task must be in future, can anyone confirm if the same quirk exists in Windows Server 2019?
When I was tidying up the Task Scheduler Library with ...
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Host ssh-rsa key is refused by WinSCP when connecting on scheduled task, but not when launched manually
As part of a scheduled task that runs on a Windows Server 2012 machine, I use WinSCP to connect via sFTP using credentials and ssh-rsa key. When the scheduled task runs, the connection fails with the ...
