Powershell script does not run via Scheduled Tasks

Question

I have a small script on my Domain Controller that is setup to email me via SMTP about the latest Security Event 4740.

The script, when executed manually, will run a

Answer 1

I was having almost the same problem as this but slightly different on Server 2012 R2. I have a powershell script in Task Scheduler that copies 3 files from one location to another. If I run the script manually from powershell, it works like a charm. But when run from Task Scheduler, it only copies the first 2 small files, then hang on the 3rd (large file). And I was also getting a result of "The operator or administrator has refused the request". And I have done almost everything in this forum.

Here is the scenario and how I fixed it for me. May not work for others, but just in case it will:

Scenario: 1. Powershell script in Task Scheduler 2. Ran using a domain account which is a local admin on the server 3. Selected 'Run whether user is logged on or not" 4. Run with highest priviledges

Fix: 1. I had to login to the server using the domain account so that it created a local profile in C:\Users. 2. Checked and made user that the user has access to all the drives I referred to on my script

I believe #1 is the main fix for me. I hope this works for others out there.