scheduled tasks not starting

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I 've searched this problem and tried the remedy posted at Kelley's

Corner, ... e.g.,

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...scheduled+tasks+not+starting#1e99f240e1f3e1c9

but it didn't prove to be a remedy in my case.



I have 2 scheduled tasks which run a BAT files that xcopy files from

selected directories to external archive drives. I've configured them

to run with no one logged on, and indicated to run as administrator.

Usually, these will run early in the AM with a power user logged on

and the computer locked.



These are not running automatically, with the status indicating "could

not start". Entries in the schedlgu.txt file indicate (e.g.) :

~~~~~~~~~~

11:52:28 AM ** ERROR **

The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task

failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or

no account information existed for the task.

The specific error is:

0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task

Scheduler security database for the task indicated.

~~~~~~~~~~



I can get these to run again, and generally for a couple more times,

by going to the task's properties and simply re-entering the

administrator's password. The task will manually run when it wouldn't

before. It's as if the task is simply forgetting the admin's pw after

running a couple of times and I'd really like to fix this problem.



Please adive ... TIA :o)
 
"rarewolf" wrote in message

news:86ea82ca-f247-4605-a69a-1b3b0341af4a@22g2000vbg.googlegroups.com...

> I 've searched this problem and tried the remedy posted at Kelley's

> Corner, ... e.g.,

> http://groups.google.com/group/micr...scheduled+tasks+not+starting#1e99f240e1f3e1c9

> but it didn't prove to be a remedy in my case.

>

> I have 2 scheduled tasks which run a BAT files that xcopy files from

> selected directories to external archive drives. I've configured them

> to run with no one logged on, and indicated to run as administrator.

> Usually, these will run early in the AM with a power user logged on

> and the computer locked.

>

> These are not running automatically, with the status indicating "could

> not start". Entries in the schedlgu.txt file indicate (e.g.) :

> ~~~~~~~~~~

> 11:52:28 AM ** ERROR **

> The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task

> failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or

> no account information existed for the task.

> The specific error is:

> 0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task

> Scheduler security database for the task indicated.

> ~~~~~~~~~~

>

> I can get these to run again, and generally for a couple more times,

> by going to the task's properties and simply re-entering the

> administrator's password. The task will manually run when it wouldn't

> before. It's as if the task is simply forgetting the admin's pw after

> running a couple of times and I'd really like to fix this problem.

>

> Please adive ... TIA :o)




This is usually the result of using an account with a blank password.
 
rarewolf wrote:

> I 've searched this problem and tried the remedy posted at Kelley's

> Corner, ... e.g.,

> http://groups.google.com/group/micr...scheduled+tasks+not+starting#1e99f240e1f3e1c9

> but it didn't prove to be a remedy in my case.

>

> I have 2 scheduled tasks which run a BAT files that xcopy files from

> selected directories to external archive drives. I've configured them

> to run with no one logged on, and indicated to run as administrator.

> Usually, these will run early in the AM with a power user logged on

> and the computer locked.

>

> These are not running automatically, with the status indicating "could

> not start". Entries in the schedlgu.txt file indicate (e.g.) :

> ~~~~~~~~~~

> 11:52:28 AM ** ERROR **

> The attempt to retrieve account information for the specified task

> failed; therefore, the task did not run. Either an error occurred, or

> no account information existed for the task.

> The specific error is:

> 0x8004130f: No account information could be found in the Task

> Scheduler security database for the task indicated.

> ~~~~~~~~~~

>

> I can get these to run again, and generally for a couple more times,

> by going to the task's properties and simply re-entering the

> administrator's password. The task will manually run when it wouldn't

> before. It's as if the task is simply forgetting the admin's pw after

> running a couple of times and I'd really like to fix this problem.

>

> Please adive ... TIA :o)




I assume that the account under which the task is scheduled to run has a

password (sounds like it, from your description). If not, the task won't

run.



Try scheduling a task using the AT command (which uses the system

account to run the task). Open a Command Prompt window and type

at /?

for parameter info. Also see

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490866.aspx



For example:

at /every:M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su 02:30 "C:\Program Files\Erunt\autoback.bat"



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Lem



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