Scheduling a task to run in the system user context

[barabba]

Anybody knows how to schedule a job to run in the system user context
(Windows 2000 / 2003) ?

Can I just enter system in the user field ?

Thanks,
Bar

 

[tlviewer]

Anybody knows how to schedule a job to run in the system user context
(Windows 2000 / 2003) ?

Can I just enter system in the user field ?

Thanks,
Bar

If you are setting the credentials from the Mstask-GUI-RunAs field,
then the answer is no. While the RunAs dialog will accept a blank
username, or 'MachineName\SYSTEM', there is no accetable password and
you will see that such JOB's will fail to start, with the message
'could not start' in the status field.

However, you should be able to set to run as SYSTEM using the
Schtasks.exe applet or using various activex scriptable objects.
Search groups.google for 'script mstask'

hth,
tlviewer

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[Dave Patrick]

From a command prompt;
at /?
for the syntax of AT scheduler.

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| Anybody knows how to schedule a job to run in the system user context
| (Windows 2000 / 2003) ?
|
| Can I just enter system in the user field ?
|
| Thanks,
| Bar