This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights

I have created a basic task under our windows server 2008 r2 Task Scheduler.but when I try saving the task I got the following error:-

This task requires that the user account specified has Log on as batch job rights.

now I am not sure if this right is part of the user permission defined inside active directory.. or this is a permission that I need to define separately on the local windows VM ?? can anyone advice on this please?

Thanks

This is a user right that's applicable to the local system. You can grant the right locally or define it in a GPO that applies to the system in question.

Had the same issue today. I added the user to:

Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> Log on as a batch job

But was still getting the error. I found this post, and it turns out there's also this setting that I had to remove the user from (not sure how it got in there):

Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> Deny log on as a batch job