Hello,
I have had success setting this up with task scheduler. For this to work Deadline must be installed as a service.
Create 2 batch files, startDeadlineService.bat and stopDeadlineService.bat.
edit stopDeadlineService.bat and add the following line…
net stop “Deadline 8 Launcher Service”
Put the file in C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logon
edit startDeadlineService.bat and add the following line…
net start “Deadline 8 Launcher Service”
Put the file in C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logoff
Now open up task scheduler and create the first task…
General Tab…
Name: Stop Deadline Launcher Service
Run task as admin
Run whether user is logged on or not
Trigger Tab…
New…
Begin the Task: At log on
Any User
Action Tab…
Start a program
Select stopDeadlineService.bat
Create a second task…
General Tab…
Name: Start Deadline Launcher Service
Run task as admin
Run whether user is logged on or not
Trigger Tab…
New…
Begin the Task: On an event
Basic…
Log:System
Source:Winlogon
EventID:7002
Action…
Start a Program
Select startDeadlineService.bat
If you are in an AD environment you can setup a GPO for running scripts on Logon or Logout.
Regards,
Charles