[windows2000] Re: Pushing a scheduled job to all computers on a domain
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:40:08 +0100
Angus Macdonald <> wrote on Friday, March 23, 2007 10:30 AM:
Yeah, schtasks didn't do a good job stopping the running task. Will look into
jt instead.
Thx.
> jt.exe also allows you to specify a timeout value.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 22 March 2007 11:41
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Pushing a scheduled job to all computers on a
> domain
>
>
> Sorin Srbu <> wrote on Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:03 AM:
>
> It just occurred to me, that one needs a way to stop the defrag task, or
> else it will defrag in a worst case scenario for 72hrs, which is the default
> termination timeout of tasks added.
>
> The way to do it is to apparantely deploy a new task with the command
> schtask /end. It's described in the windows help. Syntax as follows:
>
> ---
> Syntax
> schtasks /end /tn TaskName [/s computer [/u [domain\]user /p password]] /?
>
> Parameters
> /tn TaskName
> Identifies the task that started the program. This parameter is required.
>
> /s Computer
> Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (with or without
> backslashes). The default is the local computer.
>
> /u [domain\]user
> Runs the command with the permissions of the specified user account. By
> default, the command runs with the permissions of the user logged on to the
> computer running SchTasks.
>
> /p password
> Specifies the password of the user account specified in the /u parameter.
> This parameter is required when the /u parameter is used.
>
> /?
> Displays help.
> ---
>
> For me it'd be something like: schtasks /end /tn at1 /ru ""
>
> And set it to run three or so hours after the defrag started. The /ru ""
> would indicate that the system account should be used.
>
>
>
>> Ray Costanzo <> wrote on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:26 PM:
>>
>> Made it work, thx Ray!
>>
>> It was all a question of missing paranthesis here and there.
>>
>>
>>> Hi Sorin,
>>>
>>> How are the computers in the text file? Just one computer name per line
>>> and nothing else? If so, you can enter something like this at the command
>>> prompt to schedule your file every Monday at 8:30 AM.
>>>
>>> for /f %a in (D:\computers.txt) do (at \\%a 8:30 /every:M
>>> C:\Path\To\file.vbs)
>>>
>>> This is just to be entered at the command prompt. If you were to put it
>>> into a .cmd (or .bat) file, the two places where you see %a would have to
>>> become %%a instead.
>>>
>>> Note that D:\computers.txt is the path on your machine to your text file
>>> of computers. Note that C:\Path\To\file.vbs is the local path on the
>>> remote machine. By default, the AT account runs as the local system, so
>>> you can't put your target file on a network share, since AT won't have
>>> rights to it. So, you'd have to copy the file out to everyone's machine.
>>>
>>> Ray at work
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-
>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:23 AM
>>>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Pushing a scheduled job to all computers on a
>>>> domain
>>>>
>>>> Dave stevens <> wrote on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:07 AM:
>>>>
>>>> Yupp, seems like the at command will do the thing. I don't however
>>>> understand how to tell it to use the computernames I have in the
>>>> txt-file.
>>>>
>>>> Some kind of loop like "run this command on the computers in the list"
>>>> would be suitable. I recall some "for in %%..." something or other
>>>> command in batch scripting, but can never remember how to...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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