That domain account should be granted what rights it needs on the local
systems, don't fall into the trap of making it have domain rights, that's
bad security practice.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 7:36 AM
> To: MSWinNT Discussions
> Subject: RE: AT Scheduler problems
>
>
> Use a domain Account
>
> See the following:
> http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=Scheduler.TXT
>
>
>
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> ASB - http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/?File=~MoreInfo.TXT
> ==============================================================
> "Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing."
> -- Another Murphy's Law (of combat)
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shawn Connelly
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 2:16 AM
> >To: MSWinNT Discussions
> >Subject: AT Scheduler problems
> >
> >
> >Hard to believe but in all these years I've never had the
> >need to use the AT
> >scheduler on a Win NT 4 (SP6a) server.
> >
> >My first posting here, hope I have the correct address!
> >
> >I made two schedules as follows:
> >
> >at 04:30 /every:m,t,w,th c:\settings\backmail.cmd
> >at 18:30 /every:f c:\settings\backmail.cmd
> >
> >Running AT yields the following result:
> >c:\WINNT\system32>at
> >Status ID Day Time Command Line
> >-------------------------------------------------------------
> >---------------
> >--
> > 0 Each F 6:30 PM
> >c:\settings\backmail.bat
> > 2 Each M T W Th 4:30 AM
> >c:\settings\backmail.bat
> >
> >The contents of this batch file copies the a group of files from a
> >local server volume to a networked server volume.
> >
> >The network server volume is on a Novell server, which is attached
> >though Microsoft client for NetWare using the account this server
> >logs in as.
> >
> >In other words, the batch file runs successfully if
> >initiated manually.
> >
> >However, if this batch file is initiated from the scheduled jobs,
> >nothing occurs.
> >
> >Further investigation revealed the following:
> >
> >I made a batch file called test.bat (and test.cmd) - either
> extension
> >made no difference.
> >
> >The batch file was to make a folder and copy local files
> into the new
> >folder. If the new folder was on the local system than the
> scheduled
> >job worked.
> >
> >Now, if the batch file was to create a folder on a network
> drive, the
> >scheduled batch file does not work.
> >
> >So, it seems that scheduled jobs do not function if the
> destination is
> >a network drive.
> >
> >Again, please be aware that if I run the batch file
> >manually, it does work
> >as intended.
> >
> >So... how to I make scheduled jobs work regardless of the
> contents of
> >the batch files and why does it
> >even matter?
> >
> >Next, I tried the following:
> >
> >1. I went into services/schedule and set Log on as (choose
> >the same account
> >this server is logging in
> >as and has rights to the folder where the batch file is
> saving to). 2.
> >Stopped the service then started it up again. 3. Edited the
> test batch
> >file to include both a local copy and network copy.
> >Example:
> >c:
> >cd \test
> >md test2
> >copy c:\test test2
> >md f:\test2
> >copy c:\test\*.* f:\test2
> >(note f: is a Novell network volume)
> >
> >Running this batch file from explorer works, as it should.
> Allowing the
> >AT scheduler to run this batch
> >file only creates the local (c:) changes.
> >
> >
> >Finally, I changed the 'log on as' parameters to the admin password
> >(that has GOD rights) and still
> >no success.
> >
> >Again, not willing to give up, I modified my test batch file to
> >redirect folder listings to a test file.
> >
> >As expected, the resulting files for the networked volumes
> were 0k (no
> >errors, no text within). Only
> >the local drive volumes were recorded.
> >
> >So now my question should be, how do I give an AT scheduled
> batch file
> >the SAME permissions as the currently
> >logged in account. It seems that the 'log on as' doesn't work!
> >
> >UNLESS.... stopping and restarting the service is not sufficient!!
> >Perhaps I must restart the computer??
> >
> >At this time, I have not rebooted this server during any of these
> >changes because of the 24/7 nature.
> >
> >Your help is appreciated.
> >
> >Thank you
> >
>
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