scheduled copy
i have a very simple batch i would like to run each day on a windows 2003 server. this is what is in the batch
cd \
sleep 3
cd sqlbackup
sleep 3
copy *.bak z:\ /Y
sleep 3
i created a schedule for this to run everyday, and according to windows it runs, but it really isn't running because my files are not being copied. i suspect that this isn't working because it needs a dos prompt and when i am not logged in, there isn't a dos prompt for these commands to run in. i say this because i was logged into this server once when the schedule was set to run, and a dos window opened and the batch ran. however, when i am not logged in, windows schedule task reports that it runs, but i look at the destination where the files should be copied, and the files are not there. is there some way to run these simple commands without being logged in?
cd \
sleep 3
cd sqlbackup
sleep 3
copy *.bak z:\ /Y
sleep 3
i created a schedule for this to run everyday, and according to windows it runs, but it really isn't running because my files are not being copied. i suspect that this isn't working because it needs a dos prompt and when i am not logged in, there isn't a dos prompt for these commands to run in. i say this because i was logged into this server once when the schedule was set to run, and a dos window opened and the batch ran. however, when i am not logged in, windows schedule task reports that it runs, but i look at the destination where the files should be copied, and the files are not there. is there some way to run these simple commands without being logged in?
knightEknight
Most likely it is a permissions issue. Make sure the task is running as a user that has read-write permissions to the target directory.
you shouldn't need to do the directory changes manually, just use the full path i.e.
copy c:\sqlbackups\*.* d:\*.bak /Y
that should work regardless of whether you are logged on, as long as the account that you choose tin the scheduled task has the correct permissions for the folders.
copy c:\sqlbackups\*.* d:\*.bak /Y
that should work regardless of whether you are logged on, as long as the account that you choose tin the scheduled task has the correct permissions for the folders.
Also, if Z: is mapped to a network drive, you may want to specify the target as a UNC instead of a drive\directory:
copy *.bak \\server\c$ /Y
copy *.bak \\server\c$ /Y
Switch to robocopy. It will give you good errors if there is a problem
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Thanks for the help. I can't beleive i didn't think of NTBackup, that is working fine. I guess i over thought this.