Windows Scheduled task status being misreported

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Hi there,

I have a Windows scheduled task that appears to be executing properly, but is daily throwing an error in Solarwinds. I have included some screenshots. Any thoughts as to why it's not evaluating the Windows Event Logs properly? According to Windows, this event completed successfully. Environment - Windows 2012 R2. SAM 6.7.1, NPM 12.4, Orion 2018.4 HF1. It would be really great if no responses said "try upgrading". This has been going on for 2 years, which encompasses multiple Solarwinds platforms/versions.

Solarwinds Alert:

Here are the Windows Event Log entries:

1. Task Started

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2. Action started

Inkedaction started PMIMPORTZL_LI.jpg

3. Action Complete

InkedAction completed PMIMPORTZL_LI.jpg

4. Task Complete

InkedTask Complete PMIIMPORTZL_LI.jpg

mesverrum · Accepted Answer

Found several threads on technet relating to similar situations. Looks like a scheduled task claiming it succeeded is not entirely accurate in certain cases. Probably need to do some logging on the actual task to pin down what it's complaining about. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/774dadf3-558c-… https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kjctech.net/why-my-scheduled-task-completes-with-return-code-2/amp/ Not really a SW issue, that's why no amount of upgrading is going to solve it, gotta fix the task itself.

Windows Scheduled task status being misreported

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