Macroscheduler Service not starting...

bmelendy · Post by **bmelendy** » Tue May 01, 2012 10:31 pm

Hi All,
I'm trying to set up a very simple sheduled task on a windows 2003 server. I can't use the windows task scheduler as it has been disabled by network staff as a security risk.

I'm using Macro Scheduler (10.1.15) and have it set to "Keep Scheduling on Exit". I can see that the macro scheduler service is installed and set to automatic, however, if I log off of the server desktop, the service doesn't start?

(NOTE: this is the first time I have tried using macro scheduler as a service, before I have always just left the desktop logged in but I'm being asked not to do that now)

I can view the running services in the MMC while not logged into the desktop and it is not running. I can manually start the service, and then it will kick off one of my scripts one time. It is scheduled to run every 2 minutes but it only runs one time?

I believe I am doing everything correctly with regard to scheduling this macro but it just isn't working. Does anyone have any suggestions? Am I misunderstanding how the service works or maybe the service is not able to execute macros on a schedule? Thanks for your help.

...Brad

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:59 am

Is Macro Scheduler running under administrative privileges in order that it can start the service?

bmelendy · Post by **bmelendy** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:19 pm

If you mean the Macro Scheduler SERVICE, it is set to log on as the Local System account. I can see that the service is running, it just isn't executing any of it's macros except for one time when you first start either the service or the GUI.

bmelendy · Post by **bmelendy** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:14 pm

Ok, I am not sure why, but I had changed the TIME of when to have one of my macros run and it just started working?? I had it previously set to run at 2:20pm and to repeat every 2 minutes and it ran once. I knew this because I had logging enabled plus the script does nothing more than write a timestamp to a text file.

I just changed the time to start to a few minutes into the future and saved my changes, and it just started working, firing every two minutes! Anyway, I can't explain why that made a difference but I'm just glad it is working. Oh and it had been more than 24 hours since I started the macro scheduler service so I know the last time to start (2:20pm) had come and gone at least once without any action.

Anyway, it is working now, thanks for your help.

...Brad