When I login to the server using a domain account with administrator privileges and create a task in the Task Scheduler, I am unable to successfully save the Task once I select the following options: "Run whether the user is logged on or not" and "run with the highest priveleges" I am prompted to enter "Enter user account information for running this task." When I do, I get the following message:
Task Scheduler cannot apply your changes.
The user account is unknown, the password is incorrect,
or the account does not have permission to modify the task.
When I check Log on as Batch Job Properties (found this from the Help documentation):
This policy is accessible by opening the Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and then Local Security Policy.
In the Local Security Policy window, click Local Policy,
User Rights Assignment, and then Logon as batch job.
Everything is grayed out, so I can't add a user. How can I add a user or get the task to save?
Best Answer
Sounds like the setting is under the control of a Group Policy. You'll need to add the account in an existing GPO that applies to the server, or if that's too general then you could create a new GPO that just applies to that server via security filtering.