How to minimize terminal window after entering password on windows

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I use rclone mount on windows via a scheduled task in windows. this ensures im prompted to enter my password and mount the volume when i log in.

My question is if I am able to have the window minimize, run in the background, etc after entering my password in the console that appears when the task runs.
I know about the --no-console param. But that wouldnt allow me to enter my password to decrypt my config file.

Is anyone aware of a solution that allows me to retain config file encryption, but allow me to not have a window open i may accidentally close?

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

rclone v1.65.2
- os/version: Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise 22H2 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 10.0.22621.2861 (x86_64)
- os/type: windows
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.21.6
- go/linking: static
- go/tags: cmount

Which cloud storage system are you using?

Azure Blob Storage

The command you were trying to run

rclone mount REDACTED: C:\Users\REDACTED\cloud_mounts\azure\REDACTED

Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

[REDACTED]
type = azureblob
account = XXX
key = XXX

A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

2024/01/25 17:14:26 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.65.2" starting with parameters ["C:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\lib\\rclone.portable\\tools\\rclone-v1.65.2-windows-amd64\\rclone.exe" "mount" "REDACTED:" "C:\\Users\\REDACTED\\cloud_mounts\\azure\\REDACTED" "-vv"]

2024/01/25 17:14:26 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "REDACTED:"

Enter configuration password:

password:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\REDACTED\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"

2024/01/25 17:14:31 INFO : Azure root: poll-interval is not supported by this remote

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Network mode mounting is disabled

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Mounting on "C:\\Users\\REDACTED\\cloud_mounts\\azure\\REDACTED" ("REDACTED")

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Azure root: Mounting with options: ["-o" "attr_timeout=1" "-o" "uid=-1" "-o" "gid=-1" "--FileSystemName=rclone" "-o" "volname=REDACTED"]

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Azure root: Init:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : Azure root: >Init:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Statfs:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:274877906944 Bfree:274877906944 Bavail:274877906944 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Readlink:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Readlink: linkPath="", errc=-40

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getxattr: name="non-existant-a11ec902d22f4ec49003af15282d3b00"

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getxattr: errc=-40, value=""

The service rclone has been started.

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Statfs:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:274877906944 Bfree:274877906944 Bavail:274877906944 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Statfs:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:274877906944 Bfree:274877906944 Bavail:274877906944 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:31 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Opendir:

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=<nil>

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0

2024/01/25 17:14:32 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
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welcome to the forum,

yes, this is a simple script for that

:: start rclone in a new process, do not wait.
start "rclonemount" rclone mount REDACTED: C:\Users\REDACTED\cloud_mounts\azure\REDACTED
:: now, you have 10 seconds to type the rclone config password
waitfor /t 10 whatever
:: after 10 seconds, hide the window
nircmd win hide title "rclonemount"
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thanks for the welcome.

this script requires nircmd? that might be a deal breaker. not sure my org's AV allows it, but ill take a look. thanks for the solution. i may just test it on my personal pc.

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yeah, that is an issue even with windows os, but just exclude it
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if not nircmd, then i use autohotkey on a lot of machines, never had an issue with antivirus.
tho i am sure same could be done with powershell, python and whatnot.

if the org av does not allow nircmd.exe, might run upx on it and see what happens.

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My company uses a different AV than the windows built in one and they manage exclusions, not us employees. But pshell is a good shout. Ill see if there are commands to replace the nircmd line that hides the window.

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