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    • dbeatoD
      dbeato @srdennis
      last edited by

      @srdennis said in Creating Scheduled Task using GPO:

      @dbeato I posted pictures above. What other settings can I show you? The task isn't showing up on the target computer so this is where I am having problems. Thank you again.

      Also show us where you linked the GPO and what OU and the members of the OU in AD.

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      • dbeatoD
        dbeato
        last edited by

        Well this is your issue
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        Which comes down to my previous comment of the wrong Variable used.

        "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

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        • ObsolesceO
          Obsolesce
          last edited by Obsolesce

          It's %SystemRoot%, not %SystemDir%, thanks @dbeato for looking up the error.

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          • S
            srdennis
            last edited by

            You ROCK!!! Thanks dbeato.

            Here is my AD
            Annotation 2020-06-10 115557.jpg

            And my GP with the GPO linked to the Test OU with WS27 in it.
            Annotation 2020-06-10 115725.jpg

            Here is the correction
            Annotation 2020-06-10 122853.jpg

            But that didn't even work so I copied just what you had c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe. Still no love after gpupdate /force

            So then a friend of mine said that I couldn't just type in NT Authority \System. I had to use the change user and search with just system. When it came up with SYSTEM, I selected this and then when I went back to the place where the user goes, it said NT Authority\System! So now it seems to be working. I think a combo of the pathway as well as the user was why I couldn't get this to work. None of the walk throughs were written for someone with such little knowledge as myself.

            Thanks for the help 🙂

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            • S
              srdennis
              last edited by

              Oh and BTW, I can only see the task if I run the task scheduler as an administrator and enter in my domain credentials for this for the administrator account.

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              • S
                srdennis
                last edited by

                On a side note...Is there a way to put in these variable (%SystemRoot%) somewhere to see where they go? Like can I put cd %SystemRoot% into CMD and then PWD to see where I am?

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce @srdennis
                  last edited by Obsolesce

                  @srdennis said in Creating Scheduled Task using GPO:

                  On a side note...Is there a way to put in these variable (%SystemRoot%) somewhere to see where they go? Like can I put cd %SystemRoot% into CMD and then PWD to see where I am?

                  File explorer, just type it in and hit enter.

                  Or, open up cmd.exe, and type set and hit enter, that lists all the environment vars.

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                  • dbeatoD
                    dbeato @srdennis
                    last edited by

                    @srdennis said in Creating Scheduled Task using GPO:

                    You ROCK!!! Thanks dbeato.

                    Here is my AD
                    Annotation 2020-06-10 115557.jpg

                    And my GP with the GPO linked to the Test OU with WS27 in it.
                    Annotation 2020-06-10 115725.jpg

                    Here is the correction
                    Annotation 2020-06-10 122853.jpg

                    But that didn't even work so I copied just what you had c:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe. Still no love after gpupdate /force

                    So then a friend of mine said that I couldn't just type in NT Authority \System. I had to use the change user and search with just system. When it came up with SYSTEM, I selected this and then when I went back to the place where the user goes, it said NT Authority\System! So now it seems to be working. I think a combo of the pathway as well as the user was why I couldn't get this to work. None of the walk throughs were written for someone with such little knowledge as myself.

                    Thanks for the help 🙂

                    Well yeah, you couldn't just type it. I wondered for a second if that was the case but didn't ask...

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                    • S
                      srdennis
                      last edited by

                      Yep. I am that much of a NOOB!

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @srdennis
                        last edited by

                        @srdennis said in Creating Scheduled Task using GPO:

                        Oh and BTW, I can only see the task if I run the task scheduler as an administrator and enter in my domain credentials for this for the administrator account.

                        This is expected.

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                          DMGTech @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender
                          This worked for me perfectly, being playing around with the settings for this a while without any luck, was missing NT Authority\System. Thanks a mil

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