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From: Bill Stewart <bstewart AT iname DOT com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:15:16 -0700
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Subject: Re: Can't create scheduled task over ssh as current user
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 12:02 PM John Oxley wrote:

> I'm running a Windows 10 VM with a fairly recent installation of Cygwin (last month or so).
>
> If I ssh into the box as the user "foo", I cannot create a scheduled task for the user:
>
> foo AT host $ schtasks /create /ru foo /rp fooPassword /sc HOURLY /tn foobar /tr 'echo foo'
> ERROR: The user name or password is incorrect.
>
> If on the otherhand I log in as the user "bar" and run exactly the same command, the scheduled task is created
>
> bar AT host $ schtasks /create /ru foo /rp fooPassword /sc HOURLY /tn foobar4 /tr 'echo foo'
> SUCCESS: The scheduled task "foobar4" has successfully been created.
>
> If I log into the VM with remote desktop as the user foo, I can create the task.
>
> I have tried substituting /ru and /rp with /u and /p but get the error
> ERROR: User credentials are not allowed on the local machine.
>
> I am not sure what is going on and would love some help.

Regarding schtasks:

The /u and /p parameters mean "credentials for the user that has
permission to create a task," not "credentials for the task itself"
(credentials for the task itself are /ru and /rp). They only work for
a remote machine (/s parameter).

With that said: Why do you need to ssh to the machine to create a
task? Just create the task remotely from the machine you're on.

I'd recommend PowerShell anyway for more flexibility (New-ScheduledTask, etc.).

Bill

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