(Applies to Epicenter Server only.)
Problem: You are scheduling a task with Windows Task Scheduler, but you get the error "Access Denied" when you try to save the task.
Causes: There are four common causes to this problem. In order of frequency of occurrence:
- You are a domain user logged in on Windows XP, but you do not have permissions for the local system to run the Task Scheduler. To solve this, follow the Solutions section.
- Your account has a blank password. You need to set a password for your account. Please see this site for more information:
- http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-error-0x80070005-creating-task-using-task-scheduler-in-xp/
- You must be an Administrator to create a task running as another user. Please see this knowledgebase article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816731
Solutions: If you are running Windows XP, these are the possible solutions to this problem.
- Add the "Access this computer from the network" permission to the user account that will run the scheduled task. To do this for the local computer policy, follow these steps:
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Click Start, click Run, type Gpedit.msc, and then click OK.
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Expand the following items in the Local Computer Policy list:
Computer Configuration Windows Settings Security Settings Local Policies |
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Double-click Access this computer from the network, and then click Add User or Group.
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Add the new user name or the group name in the Enter the object names to select area.
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Click Check Names to verify the entries.
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Click OK two times.
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