Sophos-PureMessage-ReportDataDumpTask Stopping Backup from running

Question

Hi

I have a problem with a Windows Server Backup running on a SBS2008 box. Everytime the server is rebooted, the backup will not run until the task 'Sophos-PureMessage-ReportDataDumpTask ' has the trigger changed from every minute to every 10 minutes. The backup will start on schedule after this change.

However, after a reboot the task trigger is again set back every minute - how can I stop this from happening? It's annoying to find out after a couple of days that the backup hasn't been running due to this.

Thanks

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GaryK · Accepted Answer

Hello.

By the sounds of it, you have already gone through the steps listed in http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/40254.html to modify the scheduled task frequency.

There's a known issue whereby some systems reset that schedule to the default, so the workaround is to use one of the undocumented behaviours within Puremessage and rename the scheduled task to Sophos-PureMessage-ReportDataDumpTask-Custom to fix the problem.

Puremessage will continue to recognize the job since the underlying process is the same, but this will avoid the problem for the time being.

If you run into any issues with this, don't hesitate to contact our support team directly for continued assistance.

Kindest regards...