Reboot command no longer works in Task Scheduler

  • Thread starter Thread starter Oliver
  • Start date Start date
O

Oliver

The following bat script (as a file.bat) which I put on a task scheduler no
longer works (W2K service pack 4).

Shutdown.exe /L /R /T:120 /C

How can I fix this? The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to refresh
the server memory.

Also, as a related solution to the above problem, how I can get the event
viewer to email me an alert when it triggers certain ID code?

Our main problem is that the server shutdowns expectedly and I suspect it is
the event viewer getting full. So I am hoping someone will have the
solutions.

Oliver
 
Hello Oliver,

Did you check the task scheduler logfile, it should state an error message/number.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
 
What is in the system log at the time machine restarts?

Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Event Viewer|"file"|Action|Properties the
default is to overwrite events older than 7 days and max log file size of
512 kbytes. You can change to "Overwrite Events as needed"


"The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to refresh the server memory."

It would be better to locate and fix the leaking process.

Take a snapshot of Task Manager|Processes just after startup. Then check it
again later to see what process is ballooning. Also take a look at Task
Manager Processes|Mem Delta a consistently positive value usually indicates
a memory leak.

This tool may also help.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
Hi, yes this is the message.

"0x80070569: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested
logon type at this computer. Verify that the task's Run-as name and password
are valid and try again."

Unfortunately, this is the main Domain Controller and the local account
setup is not used, rather, it's through the Active Directory on this DC.
What options do I have?

Oliver
 
Hello Oliver,

What kind of account do you use for the task, domain user or domain admin?
Did you grant the user rights assignment "Logon as a batch job" and "Backup
files and directories"?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
 
Hi, for the system log - I've changed this to overwriting events older than 7
days already. So I am hoping this will fix the problem. However, I want to
find out if there is a free faciliy from Microsoft where I can request for an
email notification if a certain ID is triggered. Example, on my Exchange
Server event viewer log file, if there are IDs such as 8250, 8026, 2102, then
I would like a program to notify me via email. Is there such a facility?

The reason for this is that when the domain controller shuts down
unexpectedly, all domain servers are affected, the Exchange Server event
viewer log file generates these ID codes. So if these happens, an email
alert will enable me to respond quickly. Does this make sense?

Oliver


Dave Patrick said:
What is in the system log at the time machine restarts?

Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Event Viewer|"file"|Action|Properties the
default is to overwrite events older than 7 days and max log file size of
512 kbytes. You can change to "Overwrite Events as needed"


"The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to refresh the server memory."

It would be better to locate and fix the leaking process.

Take a snapshot of Task Manager|Processes just after startup. Then check it
again later to see what process is ballooning. Also take a look at Task
Manager Processes|Mem Delta a consistently positive value usually indicates
a memory leak.

This tool may also help.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


Oliver said:
The following bat script (as a file.bat) which I put on a task scheduler
no
longer works (W2K service pack 4).

Shutdown.exe /L /R /T:120 /C

How can I fix this? The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to refresh
the server memory.

Also, as a related solution to the above problem, how I can get the event
viewer to email me an alert when it triggers certain ID code?

Our main problem is that the server shutdowns expectedly and I suspect it
is
the event viewer getting full. So I am hoping someone will have the
solutions.

Oliver
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi Meinolf,

It is a domain wide administrator account. I cannot setup a local admin
account because the server only allows Active Directory (from what I
understand).
If your 2nd question refers to a domain user, then I can tell you I am using
a domain wide admin or just domain admin account. So I need to find out a
bit more about Logon as a batch job.

Oliver
 
Hello Oliver,

User rights assignment are set with a GPO located under Computer configuration,
windows settings, security settings,local policies.

Check there if the account, even the domain admin has the needed rights.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
 
What errors are present in the system log at the time machine reboots? Do
you have a handle on what process is memory leaking?

You can script it.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug05/hey0816.mspx

Fixing the memory leak and blue screen stop error makes the best sense to
me.



--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


Oliver said:
Hi, for the system log - I've changed this to overwriting events older
than 7
days already. So I am hoping this will fix the problem. However, I want
to
find out if there is a free faciliy from Microsoft where I can request for
an
email notification if a certain ID is triggered. Example, on my Exchange
Server event viewer log file, if there are IDs such as 8250, 8026, 2102,
then
I would like a program to notify me via email. Is there such a facility?

The reason for this is that when the domain controller shuts down
unexpectedly, all domain servers are affected, the Exchange Server event
viewer log file generates these ID codes. So if these happens, an email
alert will enable me to respond quickly. Does this make sense?

Oliver


Dave Patrick said:
What is in the system log at the time machine restarts?

Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Event Viewer|"file"|Action|Properties
the
default is to overwrite events older than 7 days and max log file size of
512 kbytes. You can change to "Overwrite Events as needed"


"The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to refresh the server memory."

It would be better to locate and fix the leaking process.

Take a snapshot of Task Manager|Processes just after startup. Then check
it
again later to see what process is ballooning. Also take a look at Task
Manager Processes|Mem Delta a consistently positive value usually
indicates
a memory leak.

This tool may also help.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


Oliver said:
The following bat script (as a file.bat) which I put on a task
scheduler
no
longer works (W2K service pack 4).

Shutdown.exe /L /R /T:120 /C

How can I fix this? The shutdown has to work on each Saturday to
refresh
the server memory.

Also, as a related solution to the above problem, how I can get the
event
viewer to email me an alert when it triggers certain ID code?

Our main problem is that the server shutdowns expectedly and I suspect
it
is
the event viewer getting full. So I am hoping someone will have the
solutions.

Oliver
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top