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#49548 - 2000-04-17 10:27 AM Scheduling kix on WinNT
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I have a need to schedule a large kix script on an NT4 Server. The script disconnects/maps network drives, launches and kills several win32 apps that uses network drives, and a few other sundry things. Every scheduler I've tried always presents problems with user contexts, almost always with either the network drives or with the win32 apps running correctly.

Has anyone ever found a GOOD scheduler that will work? I know that IE4's Task Scheduler will probably do what I want since I can schedule things using specific contexts, but I'd really rather not have to install that beast if I can get away with it. Thanks!

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#49549 - 2000-04-17 11:02 AM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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Hello,

Have you tried setting the Schedule service to use a specific account, ie (Domain\userid)? I've done this for many months with good success.

Trevor

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#49550 - 2000-04-17 01:08 PM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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Yes, I've tried that, but I have problems when some of the win32 processes launch from the script. Application-specifc errors occur that can be rectified when launched by hand, so I know it's an issue with the scheduler.

Let's face it, the AT service stinks. Has anyone tried anything better?

Thanks!

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#49551 - 2000-04-18 02:37 AM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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Hi Jim,

ever thought of WinAT -> Resource kit utility written by Korry Gill of Microsnot....????

Jochen

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#49552 - 2000-04-18 07:09 AM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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WinAT *is* the AT service ... it's just a nasty gui frontend for it.

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#49553 - 2000-04-18 07:43 AM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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Ja ,

Youre right ... but were is the problem
i use the GUI Frontend for all my scripts on
each NT 4 Server , the small even the great and the ugly ones......
probably You want to let the scheduler do
'too much' at one moment.,....

????

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#49554 - 2000-04-20 06:11 AM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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The problems I have found with AT were all userID related too... but if you map a UNC to the destination server with an account I find it works:

eg:
net use \\server\share /user:domain\kixscript password

If you are afraid that someone will see this information and use it, try making the password look like a command line switch: if the password was "\\domain" etc

I have also tried putting hidden characters in the logon name, but my testing is inconclusive at this time. Kix doesn't seem to handle ALT+255 the same way as DOS :-(

cj


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#49555 - 2000-05-18 03:43 PM Re: Scheduling kix on WinNT
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Try starting up the Schedule service with a specific Username, the script is than run as that user.
Maybee that helps..

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