Is it possible for a Scheduled Task to run as NETWORK SERVICE?

It is quite simple to set up a task to run as a SYSTEM, but when setting it to NETWORK SERVICE it show "Access is denied" error message.

Is there any way to get this working? (The problem is that I don't want to create a new domain user for that task and I need to access a remote share from this task.)

From serverfault Regent

• Try adding the "Log on as a service" right to the network service account. Detailed instructions here.

  Regent : Nope. It was already listed in "Log on as a service", and adding to "Log on as a service" didn't helped too.
  From Matt

• I tried doing this several ways, but now I don't think it's possible. I'd be glad to stand corrected on this, but I tried everything I could think of, including adding NETWORK SERVICE to Administrators, tweaking all sorts of Local Security Policy settings, etc.

  When I enable auditing, I get this:

  Event Type:     Failure Audit
  Event Source:   Security
  Event Category: Account Logon 
  Event ID:       680
  Date:           02/03/2010
  Time:           8:49:53 PM
  User:           NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer:       RESULTANT
  Description:
  Logon attempt by: MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0
   Logon account:  NETWORK SERVICE
   Source Workstation: RESULTANT
   Error Code: 0xC0000064
  
  Event Type:     Failure Audit
  Event Source:   Security
  Event Category: Logon/Logoff 
  Event ID:       529
  Date:           02/03/2010
  Time:           8:49:53 PM
  User:           NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer:       RESULTANT
  Description:
  Logon Failure:
       Reason:        Unknown user name or bad password
       User Name:     NETWORK SERVICE
       Domain:        NT AUTHORITY
       Logon Type:    4
       Logon Process: Advapi  
       Authentication Package: Negotiate
       Workstation Name:       RESULTANT
  

  0xC0000064 decodes to NO_SUCH_USER. That's a bit silly, considering that I entered only network service – how did it know that the account that failed was in NT AUTHORITY?

  When I enter an invalid username, I don't even see the authentication attempt at all. So clearly something agrees that NETWORK SERVICE is an actual account.

  If I botch the password for a known username (ie Administrator), I get 0xC000006A (STATUS_WRONG_PASSWORD).

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  Try adding the Log on as a batch job right to NETWORK SERVICE. I think it's a silly idea; you should just bite the bullet and create a domain account…

  Regent : Sorry I mistyped in my previous comment to Matt, but I tried adding it for "Log on as a batch job" and with no luck.
  From fission