Robocopy script Error 3 when run by tackscheduler

[jserink]

Hi All:

I have a script that is using robocopy and here it is:
rem remove the shares initiallynet use \\192.168.49.160\Archive2 /deletenet use \\192.168.49.132\GNSSData /delete
net use \\192.168.49.160\Archive2 /user:ntripweb ThePasswordnet use \\192.168.49.132\GNSSData /user:ntripweb ThePassword
robocopy \\192.168.49.160\Archive2\AlloyDirect\RefData.24 \\192.168.49.132\GNSSData\AlloyDirect\RefData.24 /S /Z /mt:16 /xf /min:2000000 /MAXAGE:120 /LOG+:Alloycopylog\Alloycopy-%date:~-4,4%"-"%date:~-7,2%"-"%date:~-10,2%.log /NP /r:3 /W:5
rem remove the sharesnet use \\192.168.49.160\Archive2 /deletenet use \\192.168.49.132\GNSSData /delete

This is in a bat file that is called every hour and is run under the account "NAS1\ntripweb".
If I leave it to run by task scheduler, when the date ticks over(the files are organized by date) it fails with the following:
New File 2.8 m \\192.168.49.160\Archive2\AlloyDirect\RefData.24\Month.Dec\Day.11\GUWA_Guwah202412111500A.T022024/12/13 12:08:03 ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Copying File \\192.168.49.160\Archive2\AlloyDirect\RefData.24\Month.Dec\Day.11\GUWA_Guwah202412111500A.T02The system cannot find the file specified.ERROR: RETRY LIMIT EXCEEDED.

For some reason, the script cannot create the new directory Day.11. The directory that the destination is in is owned by "ntripweb", the directory also has full permissions control to "ntripweb" to the local and files and folders beneath it.
This happens hour after hour.

Now here is the confusing part......
If I bring up "Task Scheduler" as the administrator and right click on that task and select run......it works.
But if I leave it for task scheduler to run it fails until that subdirectory Day.11 is created.

This is very weird.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
John

 

[torchwood]

would have to say it sounds like a permissions problem, on the BAT file

to run a batch file with administrative rights. Unfortunately, you can't do this directly from the batch file it self. You would need to first create a shortcut of that batch file and change the properties for that shortcut in order to make this work


Task Scheduler >>RIGHT CLICK<< run with Admin rights

 

[jserink]

my goal is to NOT run with admin rights.
The script works when I right click on the taskand select run. I get the problem with creating the new directory only when the task scheduler runs the task.

 

[torchwood]

Do a dummy run with the shortcut, if it works then unfortunately your going to have to run it with admin rights

 

[siliconbeaver]

Is the problem similar to the one reported ten yrs ago?

robocopy script is not working through Scheduler

 

[jserink]

No. I am already using UNC drives.
The odd things are these:
1. If I right click on the task ad run it, it works. If it runs as scheduled, I get error 3.
2. After about 18 hours of error 3, it starts working.

I am definitely missing somethig here.
john

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So....still running the task under the account ntripweb.....
And it still fails until.....
So, on Dec 14, it succeeded at the 2346 run. On Dec 15 it succeeded on the 2146 run.
Still waiting for success today. Its strange that it fails for 21-23 hours and then works.
I really don't want to elevate the task to admin rights. Something very strange going on here that will no doubt make complete sense after I've figured it out.

Cheers,
John

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This is solved:

using the Local Group Policy Editor I added the following user rights to ntripweb:
Replace a process level token,
Log on as a service.

I don't get the error 3 anymore.

Do note that "Log on as a batch job" is automatically given to ntripweb when the task is created.

Cheers,
john