I presume you want to stop exchange service only (not the server box totally).
use the PSTools suite fr Mark Russinovich of SysInternals (www.sysinternals.com). btw, it is free :-) The tools included in the PsTools suite, which are downloadable individually or as a package, are: o PsExec - execute processes remotely o PsFile - shows files opened remotely o PsGetSid - display the SID of a computer or a user o PsKill - kill processes by name or process ID o PsInfo - list information about a system o PsList - list detailed information about processes o PsLoggedOn - see who's logged on locally and via resource sharing (full source is included) o PsLogList - dump event log records o PsService - view and control services o PsShutdown - shuts down and optionally reboots a computer o PsSuspend - suspends processes o PsUptime - shows you how long a system has been running since its last reboot (PsUptime's functionality has been incorporated into PsInfo) All of the utilities in the PsTools suite work on both Windows NT and Windows 2000. The PSService tool, i think, is the immediate solution to your problem. hope I was able to help, -botp -----Original Message----- From: Michael Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 7:10 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Disabling access to an Exchange 5.5 server programmatically Thanks for the suggestion. It's an effective method for disabling user access to the Exchange server, but (a) it isn't practical if you don't have IT staff at the site (b) it isn't quick if you have to shut down large numbers of servers and (c) it isn't helpful when you want to work on the server remotely after user access has been disabled. Cheerio, Michael _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
