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I'm using Windows Server 2008 task scheduler to run a task when a user logs on, but I would like some way of the task being able to access the name of the user who is logging on. I don't know if there is an environment variable I can access in the task or I can add something in as a parameter when the task runs?

wizzardmr42
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Edit:

You might want to attach the trigger of your task to a certain event so you can reference the event's data. I can't exactly tell you what event you would want to attach the trigger to (e.g. is it only remote logins you're interested in, etc.), but I think this might very well be what you're looking for.

Hope it helps!

Original answer:

You might want to have a look at this handy list, which should give you an idea. In the most simple of cases %USERNAME% might just be what you need (e.g. in a batch file you might run).

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    %USERNAME% returns the username which the task is running under, which is always the same user - I want to know the username that has logged on – wizzardmr42 Apr 12 '13 at 08:36
  • Gotcha. Changed my answer to what I hope is somewhat more appropriate :). – Michael Apr 12 '13 at 09:28