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Register scheduled tasks with schtasks #596

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Register scheduled tasks with schtasks
StuartFerguson Jul 30, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into copilot/add-settlement-processing-script
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50 changes: 8 additions & 42 deletions .github/workflows/createrelease.yml
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Expand Up @@ -109,32 +109,15 @@ jobs:
[xml]$taskDefinition = Get-Content -Path $_.FullName -Raw
$taskName = [string]$taskDefinition.Task.RegistrationInfo.URI

foreach ($principal in @($taskDefinition.Task.Principals.Principal)) {
if ($null -ne $principal) {
$principal.UserId = 'SYSTEM'
$principal.LogonType = 'ServiceAccount'
}
}

$taskXml = $taskDefinition.OuterXml

if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($taskName)) {
$taskName = $_.BaseName
}

$registerParams = @{
Xml = $taskXml
TaskName = $taskName.TrimStart('\')
TaskPath = '\'
Force = $true
$taskName = $taskName.TrimStart('\')
& schtasks.exe /Create /TN $taskName /XML $_.FullName /RU SYSTEM /F
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
throw "Failed to register scheduled task [$taskName] from [$($_.FullName)]"
}

if ($env:SCHEDULED_TASK_USER -and $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_PASSWORD) {
$registerParams.User = $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_USER
$registerParams.Password = $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_PASSWORD
}

Register-ScheduledTask @registerParams | Out-Null
}

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[xml]$taskDefinition = Get-Content -Path $_.FullName -Raw
$taskName = [string]$taskDefinition.Task.RegistrationInfo.URI

foreach ($principal in @($taskDefinition.Task.Principals.Principal)) {
if ($null -ne $principal) {
$principal.UserId = 'SYSTEM'
$principal.LogonType = 'ServiceAccount'
}
}

$taskXml = $taskDefinition.OuterXml

if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($taskName)) {
$taskName = $_.BaseName
}

$registerParams = @{
Xml = $taskXml
TaskName = $taskName.TrimStart('\')
TaskPath = '\'
Force = $true
$taskName = $taskName.TrimStart('\')
& schtasks.exe /Create /TN $taskName /XML $_.FullName /RU SYSTEM /F
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
throw "Failed to register scheduled task [$taskName] from [$($_.FullName)]"
}

if ($env:SCHEDULED_TASK_USER -and $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_PASSWORD) {
$registerParams.User = $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_USER
$registerParams.Password = $env:SCHEDULED_TASK_PASSWORD
}

Register-ScheduledTask @registerParams | Out-Null
}

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