Why don't you create a screensaver ? ... thus you'll save a lot of
code in determining "X minutes of inactivity".
Windows will determine that for you :)
Shutdown is easy as calling this "shutdown /s"
More usage params :
Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e] [/f]
[/m \\computer][/t xxx][/d [p|u:]xx:yy [/c "comment"]]
No args Display help. This is the same as typing /?.
/? Display help. This is the same as not typing any
options.
/i Display the graphical user interface (GUI).
This must be the first option.
/l Log off. This cannot be used with /m or /d options.
/s Shutdown the computer.
/r Shutdown and restart the computer.
/g Shutdown and restart the computer. After the system is
rebooted, restart any registered applications.
/a Abort a system shutdown.
This can only be used during the time-out period.
/p Turn off the local computer with no time-out or
warning.
Can be used with /d and /f options.
/h Hibernate the local computer.
Can be used with the /f option.
/e Document the reason for an unexpected shutdown of a
computer.
/m \\computer Specify the target computer.
/t xxx Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds.
The valid range is 0-315360000 (10 years), with a
default of 30.
If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f
parameter is
implied.
/c "comment" Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown.
Maximum of 512 characters allowed.
/f Force running applications to close without forewarning
users.
The /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0
is
specified for the /t parameter.
/d [p|u:]xx:yy Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown.
p indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned.
u indicates that the reason is user defined.
If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown
is
unplanned.
xx is the major reason number (positive integer less
than 256).
yy is the minor reason number (positive integer less
than 65536).
On Apr 21, 7:10 pm, B☼gus Excepti☼n <[email protected]> wrote:
> Interested in your thoughts on this:
>
> Given:
>
> -svr 2008
> -Single user, almost always Administrator
>
> Need:
>
> -detect x minutes inactivity, then..
> -shutdown the server
>
> I need this program to run as a service, as using the scheduler is too
> easy to defeat.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> TIA!
>
> pat
> :)
>
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