Upgrade to 5.3 breaks task scheduler with "Missing authentication definition" as error

Owned by
Mattias Löfstrand
Last updated: 03 Jun 2024

Problem

When you upgrade to 5.3, the scheduled tasks you created in Manager breaks and the task scheduler log shows something similar to the below.

6/3/2024 7:22:00 AM Importer failed: Missing authentication definition C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert\api-permission-client.config

 

Location of log is by default C:\ProgramData\Signifikant\Assert\TaskSchedulerLogFiles, but can be changed in the Task Schedule dialogue in Manager application.

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Solution

Task scheduler api permissions are configured in a separate file which needs to be created. See this article for file definition.

https://signifikant.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ASKB/pages/811663361/Setting+up+tasks+for+import+publish+and+clean+up+using+Task+Manager#Calling-Api-using-authentication