unable to setup task

[si458]

Hi All,
im not able to create the scheduledtask via the install.ps1, i just keep getting an error?

Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\restic\install.ps1:52 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask $backup_task_name -Action $task_action
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Mi
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

any suggestions?

[kmwoley]

Can you share your configuration? It would help to know what parameters are being passed to the command to debug.

[si458]

its just the standard setup with the items set in secret.ps1 like user/pass server etc,
changed nothing,
will try to get it for you soon, out at mo sorry

[si458]

Hi @kmwoley, forgive my long delay,
im not doing anything special
Server 2012 R2, up to date

1. downloaded the repo and extracted to C:\restic
2. changed the config.ps1

# backup configuration
$ExeName = "restic.exe"
$InstallPath = "C:\restic"
$ResticExe = Join-Path $InstallPath $ExeName
$StateFile = Join-Path $InstallPath "state.xml"
$WindowsExcludeFile = Join-Path $InstallPath "windows.exclude"
$LocalExcludeFile = Join-Path $InstallPath "local.exclude"
$LogPath = Join-Path $InstallPath "logs"
$LogRetentionDays = 30
$InternetTestAttempts = 10
$GlobalRetryAttempts = 4
# maintenance configuration
$SnapshotMaintenanceEnabled = $true
$SnapshotRetentionPolicy = @("--group-by", "host", "--keep-daily", "30", "--keep-weekly", "52", "--keep-monthly", "24", "--keep-yearly", "10")
$SnapshotPrunePolicy = @("--max-unused", "1%")
$SnapshotMaintenanceInterval = 7
$SnapshotMaintenanceDays = 30
$SnapshotDeepMaintenanceDays = 90;
# email configuration
$SendEmailOnSuccess = $false
$SendEmailOnError = $false
# Paths to backup
$BackupSources = @{}
$BackupSources["C:\"] = @(
    'MyFiles'
)
#$BackupSources["D:\"] = @(
#    'Software'
#)

3. copied secret_template.ps1 to secret.ps1 and edited it

# restic backup repository configuration
$Env:AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='MYLONGID'
$Env:AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='MYLONGKEY'
$Env:RESTIC_REPOSITORY='s3:https://mybackups.server.com/MYBUCKET/MYFOLDER'
$Env:RESTIC_PASSWORD='password'
# email configuration
$PSEmailServer='<SMTP SERVER>'
$ResticEmailConfig=@{UseSsl=$true; Port="587"}
$ResticEmailTo='<DESTINATION EMAIL ADDRESS>'
$ResticEmailFrom='<FROM EMAIL ADDRESS>'
$ResticEmailUsername='<EMAIL LOGIN USERNAME>'
$ResticEmailPassword='<EMAIL PASSWORD>'

4. added the [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 to install.ps1 to allow downloading of the restic.zip
5. then run powershell as admin, and then cd C:\restic then .\install.ps1 which generates a success but never actually successed?

PS C:\restic> .\install.ps1
Fatal: create key in repository at s3:https://mybackups.server.com/MYBUCKET/MYFOLDER failed:
repository master key and config already initialized

WARNING: [[Init]] Repository initialization failed. Check errors and resolve.
Register-ScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect.
At C:\restic\install.ps1:52 char:9
+         Register-ScheduledTask $backup_task_name -Action $task_action ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (PS_ScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...S_ScheduledTask) [Register-Schedule
   dTask], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ScheduledTask

[[Scheduler]] Backup task scheduled.
PS C:\restic>

[kmwoley]

Can you tell me what language your computer is localized to? There's another issue posted recently that as me wondering if there's a localization issue with the script. Thanks!

[si458]

Can you tell me what language your computer is localized to? There's another issue posted recently that as me wondering if there's a localization issue with the script. Thanks!

Just English United Kingdom

[SLiX69]

Same error for me on 2012R2, different language.
No error on Server 2019, maybe a Windows 8(.1) specific issue.

Exporting the task on Server 2019 and importing on 2012R2 works.

[kmwoley]

@si458 @SLiX69

Hey folks - I've left this issue open hoping for other folks to chime in and see if they've run into the issue, and hopefully found a fix. Did any of you ever find a solution here?

I don't really want to close this issue, but I don't have a way to test or get to the bottom of this issue without additional help debugging from someone who can reproduce the issue.

[killmasta93]

hi @kmwoley currently im having the same issue

[rkl110]

@killmasta93 on my system nothing started, the problem is, the SYSTEM user is not the SYTEM user. Please try to select the right user in task scheduler dialog settings.

[geozavl]

The same issue on standalone Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

Helps the following fix of principal in install script:

    $task_user = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId "SYSTEM" -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest

Thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13965997/powershell-set-a-scheduled-task-to-run-when-user-isnt-logged-in and ChatGPT ))