I have this command in a powershell script file. When I run the script from the powershell, it'll start photoshop and do some scripted things before photoshop quits it selves.
Start-Process "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Photoshop.exe" -Wait
But when I run the powershell script with windows task scheduler, it doesnt start photoshop at all.
Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass "C:\path\scriptPS1"
The task is running as my own user.
When I checked off "Run whether user is logged on or not", it worked.
I managed to find this out when i created a single task in the task scheduler that only started Photoshop by it self. And when I turned on the "Run whether user is logged on or not", the task scheduler was unable to start photoshop.
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I have created a backup script using xcopy and it generates log files for me on the current date.
Nevertheless, I wanted to couple it with the task scheduler so that my script runs every night at 7pm but after many tests my script with the task scheduler does not "work".
while by launching it manually everything goes well.
I need your help :)
Here is what I put in my task:
Program/script: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Add arguments: PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Caeko\Documents\Power\log.ps1"
Thank you very much!
I am using windows 8.
I have the following script file (that spits our all services to a CSV file). When I run this as follows from powershell editor, it works fine.
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe C:\Powershell\SchedulingaScript.ps1
When I schedule this script from windows task scheduler it won't kick off.
I have "Unrestricted" execution policy set on that session. Following is the code in the script file and 2 images are the setting on the task scheduler.
#Trying out scheduling powershell scripts
Get-Service | Export-CSV "C:\ExportingServicestoaCSVFile.CSV"
You have to use the -file Parameter. Simply enter powershell -? and you will see all possible options to launch powershell.
Hope this helps -tom
In the Edit Action dialog Program box simply put PowerShell. In Arguments put -file "C:\sciptlocation\scriptname.ps1"
I know this has been asked a 1000 times and I think I looked through all of them.
I have scheduled tasks running PowerShell Scripts on other servers already, but not on this server. Which has me scratching my head as to why I can't get it to work on this server.
I have a powershell script on a Windows 2008 R2 server. I can run it manually and it all works perfectly, but when I try to run it from a scheduled task the History says it was run, but the PowerShell script does not execute.
PSRemoting is enabled
The server ExecutionPolicy is "RemoteSigned"
I get two entries in the History
Action completed
Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\Processing" , instance "{dbbd4924-42d6-4024-a8ed-77494c7f84cf}" , action "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.EXE" with return code 0.
Task complted
Task Scheduler successfully finished "{dbbd4924-42d6-4024-a8ed-77494c7f84cf}" instance of the "\Processing" task for user "domain\user".
The Scheduled Task looks like this:
I set to run under my account while I'm logged on. (since I can run the script manually as myself already)
checked Run with highest privileges.
trigger is to run every 10 minutes
Start a program Action.... Powershell.exe
Arguments: -executionpolicy remotesigned -File D:\abc\def\powershell\Processing.ps1
Conditions & Settings default settings.
Ensure that you're not being blocked by a permission issue with the task:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2012/04/18/task-scheduler-error-a-specified-logon-session-does-not-exist.aspx
The above GPO prevents credentials from being saved. Other User Rights Assignment settings can prevent things being run as batch/script/task/etc.
As a workaround, you can also set the task to run a .bat file with the powershell task. Adding an echo or pipe parameter may give you some clues to the issue.
I would recommend that you should add some diagnostic logging to this script to find out a place that causes this issue or redirect output of this script to a file. E.g. change your string with arguments this way:
-executionpolicy remotesigned -File D:\abc\def\powershell\Processing.ps1 2>&1 d:\output.log
Looks like that the script is executed, but something goes wrong. There are too many reasons for such behavior and it is difficult to find the root cause without a code.
As the title suggests, I have an added parameter in my Task Scheduler Actions that logs stdout and stderr to a log.txt file. The logging works when the action is run through the command prompt, but not when the action is run by the actual Task Scheduler (at its specified time). Task scheduler reports the action runs successfully, but I can't be sure it does because there's no logging:)
Command looks like this
powershell.exe -file "D:\Scripts\TimeSync2.ps1" > "D:\Scripts\timeSync_log.txt" 2>&1
I'm unfortunately not a native Windows user, so any help would be appreciated. I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise.
Thanks!
Cmd.exe handles command redirection. You have to run it under cmd.exe. Powershell probably also can do redirection but in your script (.NET can).
A black window just means a console program is running. Only if cmd is running does cmd features become available. By starting cmd or by putting it in a batch you canget redirection from cmd.
cmd /c powershell.exe -file "D:\Scripts\TimeSync2.ps1" > "D:\Scripts\timeSync_log.txt" 2>&1
See for Help
cmd /?
Place the command you listed in a batch file and then schedule the batch file.
If you are doing so and it fails, then try it with your account credentials as authentication in task scheduler, to see if it is a permissions issue.
#echo off
powershell.exe -file "D:\Scripts\TimeSync2.ps1" > "D:\Scripts\timeSync_log.txt" 2>&1
I have a short .cmd file which I would like to run as part of my deployment process. Unfortunately the .cmd file requires administrator privileges. Is it possible to get administrator permission from within rake, or do I need to start the shell as admin?
You can try the runas command. I don't know what your rake task looks like, but if you're running Kernel#system, try
task :foo do
system "runas /profile /user:#{ENV["COMPUTERNAME"]}/Administrator mybatchfile.cmd"
end
Only trouble is, runas prompts for credentials right there in the shell. So, you'd have to be interactive.
irb > system "runas ..."
Enter the password for FOOBAR/Administrator:
There's this nasty looking batch/WSH answer from another question on SO. I don't know where you put your command, this looks interactive, as well.
You might try the PowerShell Start-Process cmdlet that supports showing a UAC prompt.
PS> Start-Process mybatchfile.cmd -Verb runas
Or, in Rake
task :foo do
system "powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command \"Start-Process mybatchfile.cmd -Verb runas\""
end
But that will also launch a UAC dialog. The whole process is going to need to be interactive. You can't have an interactive build script. Your only choice is allowing your build server to run with UAC off... then, you don't have to do anything, because all your prompts will be Admin by default.