randi_clausen@ins.state.il.us (R. Clausen) wrote in message news:<44515df0.0407091415.2752bb55@posting.google. com>...
> Having just rebuilt a server with Win 2000 OS (NOT using active
> directory) and UDB WSE v8 FP 5, I am now setting up database backup
> processing scripts. Reports are created and sent to a network printer
> upon completion of various processing stages. The problem is the
> reports are failing to print. A bat file which is called from the
> Task Center, Command Script tab will successfully execute all the DOS
> and DB2 commands in it BUT fail when the report file is sent to the
> printer using the DOS 'copy' cmd. The error is 'Logon failure:
> Unknown user name or bad password'. If I use the xcopy cmd, I get the
> error 'Invalid drive specification'. Next I put the DOS and DB2
> commands directly in the Task Center, Command Script. Again, all the
> commands ran successfully until the 'copy' to the printer which
> reported no error but also did not produce a paper report. If I send
> the report file to LPT1 instead of a network printer the report
> prints. I think I am facing some security issue, but can't put my
> finger on the resolution. The id that runs the scripts is the same id
> that is used to log on to the machine and is an Administrator. Under
> Computer Management, Local user and groups, this id is listed in both
> the Administrators and Users groups. I would be very grateful to
> anyone who can offer me a solution to this problem?! Thank you!

Thanks Mark for offering a suggestion. Here is more pertinent
information. I failed to mention that the id I am using has full
administrator rights both locally and on the domain. Also, the 'copy'
cmd that fails to produce a hard copy report can be copied directly
out from the script (without the ! and end ; characters) and pasted
onto a DOS command line which prints just fine. Any good ideas?!
Thank you!