Can you do anything with this account running a batch job non-interactively? In other words, what happens if you create a script to do something innocuous locally like write the time to a text file? Can you run that as a scheduled task?
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 17:28, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: >> Using UNC's (and not drive letters) for the copy? >> >> -sc >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:23 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Something glaringly obvious, I'm sure... >> >> It's been assigned 'log on as a batch job' permission - that happened >> when I set up the job, AFAICT. >> >> Perhaps I missed some other permission? >> >> Just for grins, where's what else I know: >> >> The account is a member of Domain Users only. >> >> The scheduled task log entry says: >> >> "Backup.job" (backup.cmd) 11/4/2009 5:00:00 PM ** ERROR ** >> Unable to start task. >> The specific error is: >> 0x80070005: Access is denied. >> Try using the Task page Browse button to locate the application. >> >> But, the log file is a bit wonky - the service doesn't seem to write >> to it in a structured manner. I had to search for this entry - it's in >> the middle of the log file, for some reason. >> >> On the file server, I've given the account no particular rights, except >> read-only at the top level of the partition where the files are copied >> (L:) >> read-write to the directory in which files are copied (L:\backups) >> read-only to c:\batchfiles\ and c:\batchfiles\tools for the >> batchfile and the robocopy executable >> read-write to c:\batchfiles\logs for writing the log file. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 18:04, Free, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: >>> User rights assigned? e.g.- Log on as a batch job. Computer >>> Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights >>> Assignment >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:01 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Something glaringly obvious, I'm sure... >>> >>> All, >>> >>> I've created a domain account as a service account for a copy job from >>> an application server to our file server, but it's giving me fits >>> trying to schedule it. >>> >>> Both servers are Win2k3 R2, with patches, in our Win2k3 domain. >>> >>> I can log into the console on the file server as the service account >>> and launch the batch file, with no problems. However, the scheduled >>> task will not start - it just says in the status column "Could not >>> start" with a last result code of 0x0, though one time I found a 0x2. >>> I have no idea what that code means, even after much googling, and I >>> only found it once, while adjusting permissions, so it might be a red >>> herring. >>> >>> The scheduled task for this is a multiple schedule item, occurring >>> three times a day, if that makes a difference. >>> >>> I don't find anything interesting in the event logs, either - just a >>> 528/538 combo in the security log at the scheduled time. >>> >>> Any thoughts on where I should start looking? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Kurt >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
