win_scheduled_task – Manage scheduled tasks

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Notes
• See Also
• Examples
• Status

Synopsis

• Creates/modified or removes Windows scheduled tasks.

Parameters

Notes

See Also

Examples

- name: Create a task to open 2 command prompts as SYSTEM
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TaskName
    description: open command prompt
    actions:
    - path: cmd.exe
      arguments: /c hostname
    - path: cmd.exe
      arguments: /c whoami
    triggers:
    - type: daily
      start_boundary: '2017-10-09T09:00:00'
    username: SYSTEM
    state: present
    enabled: yes

- name: Create task to run a PS script as NETWORK service on boot
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TaskName2
    description: Run a PowerShell script
    actions:
    - path: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -NonInteractive -File C:\TestDir\Test.ps1
    triggers:
    - type: boot
    username: NETWORK SERVICE
    run_level: highest
    state: present

- name: Change above task to run under a domain user account, storing the passwords
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TaskName2
    username: DOMAIN\User
    password: Password
    logon_type: password

- name: Change the above task again, choosing not to store the password
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TaskName2
    username: DOMAIN\User
    logon_type: s4u

- name: Create task with multiple triggers
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TriggerTask
    path: \Custom
    actions:
    - path: cmd.exe
    triggers:
    - type: daily
    - type: monthlydow
    username: SYSTEM

- name: Set logon type to password but don't force update the password
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TriggerTask
    path: \Custom
    actions:
    - path: cmd.exe
    username: Administrator
    password: password
    update_password: no

- name: Disable a task that already exists
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: TaskToDisable
    enabled: no

- name: Create a task that will be repeated every minute for five minutes
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: RepeatedTask
    description: open command prompt
    actions:
    - path: cmd.exe
      arguments: /c hostname
    triggers:
    - type: registration
      repetition:
        interval: PT1M
        duration: PT5M
        stop_at_duration_end: yes

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Peter Mounce (@petemounce)
• Jordan Borean (@jborean93)