sync freezing when run from a timer

Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul

On 09/08/2017 05:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul


Hi Paul,

That sure feels like the symptom!

I can't find any documentation of the quiet switch. Do you
remember what it is?

-T

T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 05:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul


Hi Paul,

That sure feels like the symptom!

I can't find any documentation of the quiet switch. Do you
remember what it is?

-T

A search on "sysinternals suppress eula" gives this.

https://forum.sysinternals.com/eula-...783_page5.html

-accepteula

Maybe running

sync /?

would tell you that ? Dunno.

HTH,
Paul

On 09/08/2017 06:19 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 05:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul


Hi Paul,

That sure feels like the symptom!

I can't find any documentation of the quiet switch. Do you
remember what it is?

-T

A search on "sysinternals suppress eula" gives this.

https://forum.sysinternals.com/eula-...783_page5.html


-accepteula

Maybe running

sync /?

would tell you that ? Dunno.

HTH,
Paul

Hi Paul,

Poop! So close! But, read on. Figured out a workaround.


C:\NtUtilsync -accepteula

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



C:\NtUtilsync /?

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



Found this:
http://dennisbareis.com/scriptingtip...sinternals.htm

"License Agreement - /AcceptEula"

Newer versions of SysInternals tools prompt for acceptance
of the licence (even command line versions).

You should add "/AcceptEula" to the command line of these
programs that require it. Its best to try it and if you
don't get a syntax error then use it. The agreement is
recorded at "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\PsExec\EulaAccepte d"
(1=accepted, 0=Declined). Apparently if it has been
previously declined then the command line switch will not
work.

Now how to get that into the SYSTEM's HKCU ???

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\Sync]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001

I wonder how this would work run from the script with the problem?

reg add "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync" /f /v EulaAccepted /t
REG_DWORD /d 1


/f force (yes)
/v The value name, under the selected Key
/t RegKey data types
/d the data

I just created a Cobian task to go off in a few minutes. Lets see if
it eMails me.

EXECUTEANDWAIT,C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe,"add
HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync /v EulaAccepted /f /t REG_DWORD /d 1"


Redoing it with the sync command to see if it goes through.

It worked.

Now am trying it logged out.

Yippee!!


2017-09-08 19:45 *** A new backup has started. Number of tasks in
queue: 1 ***
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the pre-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program
"C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" and waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" has been
successfully executed
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the post-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" and
waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" has been
successfully executed



Thank you! You are a genius Paul!!! Without your constant
encouragement, I never would have found it!

-T

T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 06:19 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 05:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul


Hi Paul,

That sure feels like the symptom!

I can't find any documentation of the quiet switch. Do you
remember what it is?

-T

A search on "sysinternals suppress eula" gives this.

https://forum.sysinternals.com/eula-...783_page5.html


-accepteula

Maybe running

sync /?

would tell you that ? Dunno.

HTH,
Paul

Hi Paul,

Poop! So close! But, read on. Figured out a workaround.


C:\NtUtilsync -accepteula

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



C:\NtUtilsync /?

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



Found this:
http://dennisbareis.com/scriptingtip...sinternals.htm

"License Agreement - /AcceptEula"

Newer versions of SysInternals tools prompt for acceptance
of the licence (even command line versions).

You should add "/AcceptEula" to the command line of these
programs that require it. Its best to try it and if you
don't get a syntax error then use it. The agreement is
recorded at "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\PsExec\EulaAccepte d"
(1=accepted, 0=Declined). Apparently if it has been
previously declined then the command line switch will not
work.

Now how to get that into the SYSTEM's HKCU ???

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\Sync]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001

I wonder how this would work run from the script with the problem?

reg add "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync" /f /v EulaAccepted /t
REG_DWORD /d 1


/f force (yes)
/v The value name, under the selected Key
/t RegKey data types
/d the data

I just created a Cobian task to go off in a few minutes. Lets see if
it eMails me.

EXECUTEANDWAIT,C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe,"add
HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync /v EulaAccepted /f /t REG_DWORD /d 1"


Redoing it with the sync command to see if it goes through.

It worked.

Now am trying it logged out.

Yippee!!


2017-09-08 19:45 *** A new backup has started. Number of tasks in
queue: 1 ***
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the pre-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe"
and waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" has been
successfully executed
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the post-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" and
waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" has been
successfully executed



Thank you! You are a genius Paul!!! Without your constant
encouragement, I never would have found it!

-T

There, ya see, I didn't know so much progress had been
made in the "EULA crawlspace". A game of Whack-A-Mole
that comes with its own hammer.

Paul

On 09/08/2017 11:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 06:19 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
On 09/08/2017 05:08 PM, Paul wrote:
T wrote:
Hi,

If I run sync.exe 2.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rnals/bb897438

triggered from a timer from Cobian Backup or my own script,
it freezes and never returns. I can run it manually
(through Cobian or directly from a cmd shell) with
no issue

The call is

c:\NtUtil\sync.exe -r B:


I just commented it out and all was well after that

What the heck ... ???

Many thanks,
-T

When you run a Sysinternals program, it puts up a EULA
the first time you use it.

When you run it off another account (SYSTEM via Task Scheduler),
then it *could* attempt to present the EULA again. The EULA does
not belong to the current Explorer "session" number, so the graphics
will prevent it from popping up.

Usually there is a "quiet" parameter you add to the
command line, to consent to the EULA without seeing it.

My kingdom - for proper documentation on a web page...

Sometimes I find references to this, on the forums.sysinternals.com
or similar. Maybe you can track it down that way.

Paul


Hi Paul,

That sure feels like the symptom!

I can't find any documentation of the quiet switch. Do you
remember what it is?

-T

A search on "sysinternals suppress eula" gives this.

https://forum.sysinternals.com/eula-...783_page5.html


-accepteula

Maybe running

sync /?

would tell you that ? Dunno.

HTH,
Paul

Hi Paul,

Poop! So close! But, read on. Figured out a workaround.


C:\NtUtilsync -accepteula

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



C:\NtUtilsync /?

Sync 2.2: Disk Flusher for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: sync [-r | drive letters]
-r flush removeable media
-e eject removeable media

Specifying explicit drive letters will flush only those drives.



Found this:
http://dennisbareis.com/scriptingtip...sinternals.htm

"License Agreement - /AcceptEula"

Newer versions of SysInternals tools prompt for acceptance
of the licence (even command line versions).

You should add "/AcceptEula" to the command line of these
programs that require it. Its best to try it and if you
don't get a syntax error then use it. The agreement is
recorded at "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\PsExec\EulaAccepte d"
(1=accepted, 0=Declined). Apparently if it has been
previously declined then the command line switch will not
work.

Now how to get that into the SYSTEM's HKCU ???

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals\Sync]
"EulaAccepted"=dword:00000001

I wonder how this would work run from the script with the problem?

reg add "HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync" /f /v EulaAccepted /t
REG_DWORD /d 1


/f force (yes)
/v The value name, under the selected Key
/t RegKey data types
/d the data

I just created a Cobian task to go off in a few minutes. Lets see if
it eMails me.

EXECUTEANDWAIT,C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe,"add
HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\Sync /v EulaAccepted /f /t REG_DWORD /d 1"


Redoing it with the sync command to see if it goes through.

It worked.

Now am trying it logged out.

Yippee!!


2017-09-08 19:45 *** A new backup has started. Number of tasks in
queue: 1 ***
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the pre-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program
"C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" and waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" has
been successfully executed
...
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the post-backup events
2017-09-08 19:45 Executing the program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" and
waiting for its termination
2017-09-08 19:45 The program "C:\NtUtil\sync.exe" has been
successfully executed



Thank you! You are a genius Paul!!! Without your constant
encouragement, I never would have found it!

-T

There, ya see, I didn't know so much progress had been
made in the "EULA crawlspace". A game of Whack-A-Mole
that comes with its own hammer.

Paul


Had you not kept making suggestions, I would have never
found the right tree to bark up.

Whack-A-Mole is a good description!