Task Schedule edit via GPO

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Ok, I am trying to create a batch file to add a scheduled task to computers on the network.

I'm having issues getting the task scheduler to put the following in the command line box
"C:\Program Files\Research Machines\Network Management\RM Station Tidy 2\RMSTTaskApp.exe" -v -tD

I can add it without the " around the file path, but then the task wont run. I'm not entirely sure what teh switches do, i'm looking into that, but i'm assuming i need them.

I've tried shortening the path so i dont need " marks
e.g. c:\Progra~1\Resear~1\....

But i cant seem to get the final filename to run.

Heres the full command line i'm using, if anyone has any experience with this it would be great

schtasks /create /RU SYSTEM /SC Daily /TN AshTest3 /TR "C:\Program Files\Re
search Machines\Network Management\RM Station Tidy 2\RMSTTaskApp.exe" -v -tD /
ST 13:30:00


Unless anyone knows a way to edit a current tasks schedule Via a GPO?

 

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does the app require admin rights to run as it may be running as a user on the target machine?


edit: scratch that just re-read it and now assume the gpo is being applied to computers and not users

 

Have you tried using single quotation marks (') instead of double?

 

just tried, it didnt work, tried many combinations

 

have you tried using AT? rather than schtasks?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313565

 

/RU - username to run the task under.
/SC - schedule
/TN - Taskname
/TR - Filepath to execute.

-v and -tD / dont seem to apply to schtasks. Sounds like you need to be encasing them into the quotations for the filepath, since I would assume they are arguments for that file.

For more information: enter SCHTASKS /CREATE /? from the command line. you might also want to look at SCHTASKS /CHANGE /? if you are modifying an existing task.

 

If i encase them in teh quotes it wont appear in teh scheduled tasks correctly....in the sceduled tasks box i need it to say

"filepath\filename.exe" -v -tD

but if i put the whole thing in quotes in teh schtasks i only get

filepath\filename.exe -v -tD

 

I'll look into this tommorow i thinks.

 

ah my mistake. I thought that arguments for the program stayed in the quotes, but just checked one of my shortcuts and thats rubbish.

you could always add the filepath into the PATH variable on those machines. That way, you'd just need to call the exe by name.