Access Denied Error For Shared Folder with Win Server 2008R2 Task Manager Scheduled Task

Question

Hi,
I have scheduled a Task with the Task scheduler. It invokes an .EXE file after every 5 min.
The application is supposed to access some files lying on a different Server's shared path, process them and move them across folders on the Shared path only.
Problem: When the .EXE gets executed from the Task scheduler, I am getting "Access Denied to the Shared path" error. I have already given Full Control to Everyone as well as to the Account with which the Task has been configured with.
Another important point to note is, if I run the .EXE manually, the solution is able is able to do everything intended; I don't get any Access Denied error.
Kindly help me with what needs to be done in order that this issue is resolved. This is really urgent for me.
Thanks a lot in advance..
AC

Answer 1

Hello Alex,
first of all, make sure your task was correctly create: How to Create Advanced Tasks with the Task
Scheduler.
Please, read these:
TechNet Library Task Security Context
TechNet Forums post How
does "Run with the highest privileges" really work in Task Scheduler ? - Look at the answer "...When you want to run a program with admin rights from a standard user account, you have to select "run whether the user is logged
on or not" and select a user which is member of the admingroup."
TechNet Forums post
Log on as batch job right (written on previous post)
serverfault Task Scheduler is not executing the program
serverfault
unable to schedule a task (access denied)
UAC: Do you receive the User Account Control "Windows need your permission to continue" message to approve the scheduled application ?
If yes, maybe "Run with highest privileges" option will not take precedence of the UAC. While the Admin Approval Mode for built-in Administrator account is enabled, UAC will still ask for approval according to the settings on the Behavior
of elevation to prompt for the administrators. Check whether the "User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for built-in Administrator account" is enabled. If yes, disable it or change the setting on "User Account Control: Behavior
of elevation to prompt for the administrators" to elevate without prompting.
Local Computer Policy ---> Computer Configuration ---> Windows Settings ---> Security Settings ---> Local policies ---> Security Options (source: Task
Scheduler "run with highest privileges": does not work on Windows Server 2008 ?)
Bye,
Luca
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