401 Running VBScript as scheduled task

Question

I setup a scheudled task on Windows Server 2008 to run the following command:

C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe //b //nologo D:\WebSites\MySite\Scripts\UpdateCache.vbs

The VBScript being run makes a simple GET request:

Dim o 
Set o = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP") 
o.open "GET", "http://.../UpdateCache", False 
o.send

When I check the IIS logs after this runs, it always results in a 401. The user running the scheduled task has read/write/modify access to the website folder and can access it through IE. Any idea why I might be getting the 401 when running this task?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '12 at 20:25

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The reason you receive a 401.2 is because the XMLHTTP request object doesn't supply credentials. You can do that in the open-method:

o.open "GET", "http://.../UpdateCache", False, username, password

answered Apr 04 '12 at 20:25

Mathias R. Jessen

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That makes sense, but even after supplying credentials I'm still getting denied. – Paul Apr 04 '12 at 20:36

401 Running VBScript as scheduled task

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