Windows Task Scheduler not working

[Guest]

Hi,

I am using the Windows Task Sheduler to run a job every 5 minutes. I
basically have a java program which runs every 5 minutes and I schedule it
using the task scheduler as a back-up plan in case the job fails to execute.
My problem is everytime, I disconnect from the remote desk stop connection,
the java program stops executing. So I thought of using the windows task
scheduler to kick-off the job at a certain time with the expectation that it
will run indefinitely in the background. However, it stops to run at a
certain time. The login credentials I used was the local admin account. I ran
the job manually to ensure that the login that I use has the necessary
permissions, and it was successful. Checking the logfile of the task
scheduler, I encountered an error code '0xc000013a'. I looked it up and it
means that the application terminated as a result of a CTRL+C. So, I wonder
who has been stopping this application. I believe no one has been accessing
the server remotely except myself and I am not stopping it but the job stops
by itself.

Any insights?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi,

I am using the Windows Task Sheduler to run a job every 5 minutes. I
basically have a java program which runs every 5 minutes and I schedule it
using the task scheduler as a back-up plan in case the job fails to execute.
My problem is everytime, I disconnect from the remote desk stop connection,
the java program stops executing. So I thought of using the windows task
scheduler to kick-off the job at a certain time with the expectation that it
will run indefinitely in the background. However, it stops to run at a
certain time. The login credentials I used was the local admin account. I ran
the job manually to ensure that the login that I use has the necessary
permissions, and it was successful. Checking the logfile of the task
scheduler, I encountered an error code '0xc000013a'. I looked it up and it
means that the application terminated as a result of a CTRL+C. So, I wonder
who has been stopping this application. I believe no one has been accessing
the server remotely except myself and I am not stopping it but the job stops
by itself.

Any insights?

Thanks in advance.

Your post is unclear.
- What exactly does the scheduled task do? Please show the
command line!
- What sort of connection do you have to the remote PC?
- What do you mean with "I disconnect from the remote desk
stop connection"?

 

[Guest]

Hi,

(1) What the scheduled task do is to trigger a java program. The java
program creates a user's account in the server's local directory. What I
basically do is to create a '.bat' file to execute the java program and
schedule it using the task scheduler using the local admin account.

The '.bat' file looks like this.

***************************D:
cd ..
cd ..
cd DCNG_LD
cd build
java com.pg.dcng.DcngScheduler
***************************

(2) I connect to the server remotely using a remote desktop connection. Use
the local admin account and schedule the task.

(3) When I say 'disconnect from the remote deskstop', I mean to close the
connection but not log-off as the user so the program will continue to run.
However, what happens is when I 'disconnect from the remote desktop', the
java program ceases to run in the background. So, I tried to schedule it
using the task scheduler to run at a specified time to run indefinetly even
without a user is logged on. However, it stops in the middle. I receive the
'0xc000013a' error. I would like to know what has been causing this
'0xc000013a' error.

Thanks.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The first four lines or your batch file look like so:
cd ..
cd ..
cd DCNG_LD
cd build
java com.pg.dcng.DcngScheduler

They are all based on the assumption of being on
a certain drive in a certain folder. The assumption is
probably wrong. A far more robust coding approach
would look like this:
cd /d "c:\DCNG_LD\build"
java com.pg.dcng.DcngScheduler

As a next step you must add some diagnostics so that
you can see what's happening:

@echo off
echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log
echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log

cd /d "c:\DCNG_LD\build"
echo Current folder=%cd% >> c:\test.log
java com.pg.dcng.DcngScheduler 1>>c:\test.log 2>>&1
echo Java ErrorLevel=%ErrorLevel% >> c:\test.log
echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log

I suspect that a careful examination of c:\test.log will show
you what's causing your problems.

 

[expert-services]

When you scheduled the task, were you logged in as local account or
network account? When you schedule you have to use the same account as
you are logged in.

I know you mentioned that you ran the job manually and it worked so it
must be ok. This is one more thing to check.

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