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Access Denied Win 2000 server-scheduling

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by stargater

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Main server is running Win 2000 Server. I have a folder shared on this server with full access rights to all users. I have a PC running NT Workstation. This PC dials a remote PC to pick up some files via FTP - these files are copied to the C drive of the NT workstation PC. The folder on the server that I have shared is mapped as drive F on the NT Workstation PC. I have a batch file set up to copy the files from the C drive to the F drive. If I run this batch file it works perfectly. If Ischedule this batch file to run at a certain time using the AT command or Nortons scheduler I get access denied when the batch file tries to access the F drive.

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by shortbus

You have to make sure that the batch is scheduled to run under your account or another account with the same priveledges as yours.

by beermonster

Hi,
Just to expand on the previous answer. The at scheduler will run the job under whatever account the schedule service is running under, this is typically localsystem. When you schedule the job, the localsystem account - which is purely a local machine account - doesn't have permissions to access the remote machine. What you can do is, via the services panel, set the schedule service to run under the context of an account which can access the remote share (typically a domain account). Be careful to give the account as few rights as possible to get the job done (IE definitely not an admin). An alternative would be to map a drive within the batch file using a specific users details -

net use F: \\myserver\share /user:mydomain\mynamemypassword

Note that this does mean that anyone who can access the batch file will be able to see the account details - you can minimise this risk by only giving localsystem (IE the schedule service) and yourself access to it. Hope this helps....

by stargater

There is nothing about users in the schedule service on the NT Workstation PC. Based on your ideas I have come up with a solution. I have shared a folder on the C drive of the NT Workstation PC and then setup the batch file to run on the Win 2000 Server. It maps to the NT Workstation PC and then gets the files I want. The only problem I had was that I could not use the Administrator user to schedule the job, it wouldn't start. I set up a new user and set this user on the scheduled job and it seems to work.

Thanks for all the help

by ja_seaton

Check your security AND your sharing permissions. Both should be under the properties page of the folder. You mignt have only given permissions to everyone under the sharing tab. Or vice-versa.

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