What permissions are needed for Register-ScheduledTask?

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I have a PowerShell script that runs under its own user account for security purposes. It needs to be able to schedule tasks as part of its operation, and uses the ScheduledTasks module to do so. After seeing this question, I granted the script's account Full Control over %SystemRoot%\System32\Tasks, but Register-ScheduledTask still fails with "Access is denied." I have allowed the script's account to log on as a batch job and as a service.

What permissions/configuration changes are needed to make this work right?

This is probably more suited to serverfault or super user. – Maximilian Burszley Mar 29 '18 at 17:05 — Maximilian Burszley, Mar 29 '18 at 17:05

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '18 at 12:35

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I've discovered that the problem was due to me specifying -RunLevel Highest. Apparently you can't do that with a restricted account. Removing that parameter allows it to work.

answered Mar 30 '18 at 12:35

Alexander Martin

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What permissions are needed for Register-ScheduledTask?

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