Can't run a script using "Local System Account"

Products

• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

Can't run a Run Script task on Windows 2008 with Local System Account.

Steps to duplicate:

• Create job to run script
• Choose to run on production
• The Security Context is: Default (Local System Account)

Cause

This is working as designed. This is a Microsoft security feature introduced with Windows 2008 & Vista. When you do not specify a user, the task will run as session 0, and session 0 does not have direct access to the desktop.

Resolution

You can run the script using any of the following work around

• Use Specific User
• Run Script in console user session

 

Applies To

DS 9.6 SP3

Windows 2008

Windows 7

Vista