You can also get restarts that don't work if security policy "force shutdown from a remote system" is locked down. Test, test, test... :-)
********************** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul > van Geldrop > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DC Unattended Restart > > In certain circumstances, a scheduled reboot with > shutdown.exe might give 0x15 code errors, indicating a > process is still running and that the shutdown command can't > execute. Even using the /f switch to force all applications > to close won't work. I've seen this happen with virusscanning > software combined with temporary backup cache files. Just in > case you encounter the same.. closing the handle on the > processes did the job for me. That was a b**** to find out. > > Regards, > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jorge de Almeida Pinto > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DC Unattended Restart > > Yep, using the shutdown.exe tool (command-line and GUI). by > default in W2K3 and for W2K you can still add it from the > support tools or the resource kit (I always forget which one) > Jorge > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Gent > Sent: maandag 31 januari 2005 22:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] DC Unattended Restart > Is there any way to schedule an unattended restart, warm or > cold boot, of a DC ? > > This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the > intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary > material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal > privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or > used by, any other party. If you are not an intended > recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any > attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
