"AT" comand runs as "local system" by default. Those are not good enough credentials to shutdown a remote server. While you can make "AT" run under a specific user account, I think its more obivious in the gui where you are prompted to specifiy an account.
Medeiros, Jose wrote: > Hi Alain, > > I am not sure I understand what you mean. Why would Microsoft not > want you to schedule some thing using the command line? I am sure I > am just missing some thing that Microsoft changed in Windows 2000 > server. What Security context are you referring too? > > I am logged in as an admin when I schedule it using the AT command, > and the script runs without any changes using " Scheduled Tasks ". > > Thank you for the help, > > Jose :-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alain Lissoir > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Shutdown script not working. > > > Have you compared the security context of the AT service in the > services.msc > snapin? > That should be the difference ... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, > Jose > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Shutdown script not working. > > Greetings, > > I have a question that I have never had answered and I am hoping that > some > one may know the answer. I have a shutdown script using the shutdown > tool > from the resource kit. It has always worked on 3.51 & 4.0 servers > when I > schedule it using the AT command, however on my 2000 server's it > appears to > run and clears it self and does nothing. If I schedule the same script > through scheduled task then it works correctly. Why won't it work > using the > AT Command? What am I doing wrong? > -------------------------------------------------------- > Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] > (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp. > > C:\>at > Status ID Day Time Command Line > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1 Next W 1:26 AM > c:\support\tools\shutdown.cmd > > C:\> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Sincerely, > > Jose Medeiros > 408-449-6621 Cell > > > > 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/ > > 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/ > > 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/ 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/
