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When I call a script to un-install IBM Antivirus from a workstation, it works fine. If I use an AT command to schedule the script, it errors out on the un-install portion. Is there a better way to call scripts from remote workstations than an AT? Ora better way to call it with an AT?

Any help is welcome!

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If these are NT Workstations, I assume it is probably erroring out because of a permissions issue. In particular, when triggered by AT, the script is probably running in the context of the logged-on user and unless that user has local administrative authority on that machine, an un-install program would be expected to choke because of inability to write to the registry.

You might have better luck running it as a logon script.

paul

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When testing, I was logged into the machine as administrator. Cant use a login script, b/c this operation must take place after hours (6PM or later) and do not have a warm body onsite to log all the clients on… also have about 6000 to do 😉

Thanks for the response!!

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You could try running the AT command with a /interactive switch in the command line as it will use the logged in users rights which may resovle the problem.

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Have tried running as interactive and not interactive and logged in as administrator….

Thanks!!

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You could try running the AT command with a /interactive switch in the command line as it will use the logged in users rights which may resovle the problem.

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Have tried running as interactive and not interactive and logged in as administrator….

Thanks!!

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What account is the schedule (AT) service using?
If you using the local or system accounts for the service it may not have enough rights to run you script/uninstall.

The local/system accounts can’t valiated by the domain controller so they will not be able to access network resources.

To verify it isn’t an authority problem & to allow access to network resources, change the schedule service account to logon with a domain administrators account and restart the service.

Is the uninstallapplication 16 bit?
Cause unless 16bit apps have access to
the interactive desktop, i.e. /interactive, they most likely will not start as they are required run under Ntvdm.

Re-enter your AT command with /interactive and test.

Good luck, Mike.

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If you are wanting to do specialized batches that are not part of a regularly scheduled job you might look into the rclient command. This will allow you to remotely logon to the remote computer with a command prompt and run a job as if you were at the remote computer. Hope this helps.

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