Boot time scheduled tasks using network resources

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I'm setting up a single shared directory accessible to multiple servers for resources used during various scripts, \servers\share.

This directory is used for scripts including some that are scheduled using the "At system startup" trigger with the action of "\server\share\runme.exe".

This inherently fails since this directory isn't yet available, usually with the error code 2147942431, 0x8007001f, ERROR_UNHANDLED_ERROR.

Is there any quick and dirty method available to require scheduled tasks to have network connectivity before they start?

windows-server-2008
scheduled-task
asked on Server Fault Sep 9, 2013 by Tim Brigham

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Is there any quick and dirty method available to require scheduled tasks to have network connectivity before they start?

If it truly is that the network isn't available, then yes. In the Conditions tab on the task at the bottom check the Start only if the following network connection is available and choose the NIC that is responsible for connectivity to those resources:

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answered on Server Fault Sep 9, 2013 by TheCleaner
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The \server\share must be available to Guest (ie, unauthenticated users) - because "Startup" tasks run as Local System. This has to be allowed via both Share permissions and NTFS permissions, of course.

Alternatively, you could distribute and run a BAT file that puts a "net use" statement before running the remote EXE, but then you're putting a plaintext password in a file. Not secure, so probably don't do that.

answered on Server Fault Sep 9, 2013 by mfinni

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