Create schedule task from xml file by batch file
I have a schedule task in my test machine. Test machine is win 7. I export the task in xml and I am trying to create a new similar schedule task as i will have to create same schedule task on more than 500 machine.
I am planning to create a batch file for schedule task. As most machines are in same domain. So, i am planning to use service account for authentication.
Below is the xml file. This is working fine at the moment from task scheduler.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.3" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>
<Date>2016-01-26T19:26:36.6011086</Date>
<Author>test\404</Author>
<Description>Testing Tasks</Description>
</RegistrationInfo>
<Triggers>
<CalendarTrigger>
<Repetition>
<Interval>PT1H</Interval>
<Duration>P1D</Duration>
<StopAtDurationEnd>false</StopAtDurationEnd>
</Repetition>
<StartBoundary>2016-01-26T19:25:42.7621086</StartBoundary>
<EndBoundary>2017-01-26T19:25:43.0101086</EndBoundary>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<ScheduleByDay>
<DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval>
</ScheduleByDay>
</CalendarTrigger>
</Triggers>
<Principals>
<Principal id="Author">
<UserId>test\404</UserId>
<LogonType>Password</LogonType>
<RunLevel>LeastPrivilege</RunLevel>
</Principal>
</Principals>
<Settings>
<MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
<StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
<AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
<StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
<IdleSettings>
<StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
<RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
</IdleSettings>
<AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>
<RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
<DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>
<UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>false</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>
<WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
<ExecutionTimeLimit>PT1H</ExecutionTimeLimit>
<Priority>7</Priority>
</Settings>
<Actions Context="Author">
<Exec>
<Command>copier.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>D:\test\</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
</Actions>
</Task>
When i try to create similar schedule task using below command.
schtasks /create /tn "alarm3" /xml "Test Task.xml"
I am getting error ERROR: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
I want to know how can i create schedule task by using batch file. Schedule task need to be compatible for Win 2003 to Win 2012 server.
Thanks for your time.
Solution 1:
You can use schtasks
and provide the task user credentials. I use this regularly in my PowerShell scripts
schtasks.exe /create /s NAMEOFCOMPUTER /ru DOMAIN\USER /rp PASSWORD /tn NAMEOFTASK' /XML PATHTOXMLFILE