Scheduling a Task - error: 0x8007052f: Logon failure

[Mike346]

I'm double-clicking on "Add Scheduled Task" and following the instructions
in the
"Scheduled Task Wizard", yet I can't get the task to run. Upon viewing the
associated log file, I find that the system has attempted to run the
specified task, but has failed. The following record has been left behind
in the log file:
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The attempt to log on to the account associated with the task failed,
therefore, the task did not run.
The specific error is:
0x8007052f: Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons
are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restrictions, or a policy
restriction has been enforced.
Verify that the task's Run-as name and password are valid and try again.
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The "Run-as name" seems fine (... and it should be, since I selected it
using the "Browse" option in the wizard); and as far as a password goes,
I've tried to do it both with and without a password, but no with no
success. I don't know how to check for any "logon hour" or "policy"
restrictions, and as far as I know, there aren't any on my computer.

Curiously, scheduling a virus scan from within Norton AV adds a new
scheduled task which does run successfully.

 

[Goran]

Hi,
Have you tryed to run it as Admin account?
And remember Task Scheduler will not run tasks unless set to run under a
passworded
account. There is no workaround on this.

/goran

 

[Mike346]

My user account is an Administrator Account. But I don't logon with a
password. I've been searching all of the present and past group postings on
this matter, and it almost sounds to me like there is a solution other than
having to always logon to my account by typing in a password. ... But it's
all too advanced for me ... and risky ... and I'm not even sure if it really
applies.

 

[Mike346]

Yes, I did find an answer at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm and
going to the heading "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a
password" where it says:

For Home: (Keith Miller) Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Value name: limitblankpassworduse, Type: REG_DWORD, Data: 0 (disabled) 1
(enabled)

It's also possible to download scripts to make (and undo) the change at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm [see first item at line 67].

It's all of course "USE AT OUR OWN RISK". Maybe I'll try it later.

 

[Goran]

Hi Mike,

I have tested this script on my box and it works just fine.... and beside
that you can downlaod script that will undo changes.

/Goran

Yes, I did find an answer at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm and
going to the heading "Scheduled Tasks - Applying/Running tasks without a
password" where it says:

For Home: (Keith Miller) Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Value name: limitblankpassworduse, Type: REG_DWORD, Data: 0 (disabled) 1
(enabled)

It's also possible to download scripts to make (and undo) the change at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm [see first item at line 67].

It's all of course "USE AT OUR OWN RISK". Maybe I'll try it later.

Hi,
Have you tryed to run it as Admin account?
And remember Task Scheduler will not run tasks unless set to run under a
passworded
account. There is no workaround on this.

/goran

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