What does "error (Task Configuration changed since scheduling)" phase in patching module mean? (4268363)

What does "error (Task Configuration changed since scheduling)" phase in patching module mean?

The phase "error (Task Configuration changed since scheduling)" can have multiple meanings.  It is possible that the schedule was modified since the task was created.  It is also possible that no changes were made to the schedule and instead a reboot is pending on the agent.

If a patching schedule is in this phase, it is halted and will no longer run.  It will be necessary to identify the root cause before moving forward.  If the patching schedule was changed before it ran, please run the schedule again.  If no changes were made to the schedule or subsequent detect schedules fail with the same message, it may be possible that the agent is pending a reboot from a previous deploy schedule.

To identify an agent that is pending a reboot, please do the following:

1. Go to C:\ProgramData\Quest\KACE\User
2. See if the file KREBOOT_PENDING exists

If the REBOOT_PENDING marker file exists, it will be necessary to reboot the system before any subsequent patching schedules will resume.

If after rebooting the client machine, the KREBOOT_PENDING file is still under C:\ProgramData\Quest\KACE\User, proceed to manually delete it, and test again.