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karismalicious

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    Windows 2000 schedule task failure
    « on: February 29, 2008, 07:43:15 AM »
    Hello all,
    I am a cs student that has recently been thrown into the lions den at work. I have been asked to resolve some windows 2000 server issues and I'm at a loss as to what to do next. My schedule tasks function keeps giving me the following error:
    0x8007052e: Logon Failure : unknown user name and password.
    I have tried all of the obvious troubleshooting techniques to no avail. I even referenced a "How to schedule Tasks" tutorial...lol... just to be on the safe side. I know that there was a hot fix issued for this exact problem and, accordind to my file search, I contain the mstask.dll.  I have been scheduling tasks using the AT comand and they run.... and run....and run...and never seem to finish the task. When I manually run my batch file, it works perfectly, eliminating that as the possible issue. I am logged on as the administrator with full permissions......so, what am I missing???  ???
    I, and my blood pressure, greatly appreciate any and all help.

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    Re: Windows 2000 schedule task failure
    « Reply #1 on: February 29, 2008, 07:45:08 AM »
    Are you a domain admin? or is this machine a stand alone server and you are a admin on it?

    Also the job you are setting up...what does it do?

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      Re: Windows 2000 schedule task failure
      « Reply #2 on: February 29, 2008, 08:25:29 AM »
      I hope this helps....it is a stand alone server on a network with about 10 other computers. I only have admin permissions for the stand alone server. The person who did this job previously was abruptly dismissed, so asking him questions is not an option. The only password I found in his things was for the server. 

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        Re: Windows 2000 schedule task failure
        « Reply #3 on: February 29, 2008, 08:26:34 AM »
        The batch file is a database backup to an omega drive

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          Re: Windows 2000 schedule task failure
          « Reply #4 on: March 05, 2008, 06:43:36 AM »
          Although I have my hot fixes, is there a way that they could have been installed incorrectly, causing these issues? (I know, I'm grasping at straws  :-\)

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          Re: Windows 2000 schedule task failure
          « Reply #5 on: March 05, 2008, 05:43:10 PM »
          If possible post the batch file and we'll have a looksee.
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