Beyond the command syntax issues mentioned, it could be an issue with the service acct IMail is running under doesn't have enough perms to perform the task(?) Make sure you're security audit options are enabled (not be default) - you should see some entries in the security or application event log...
Personally, don't know if that would be a wise idea or not - better hope you don't start getting spam to that alias, or you'll be running around trying to figure out why your mail server keeps rebooting. :-) We use APC masterswitches - I can get into that via Telnet from my Blackberry to reboot a server if needed - but I usually try to use Remote Desktop to log into the machine to do a proper/scheduled shutdown. If I have to power-cycle it via the Masterswitch, something is hosed (program ran away or something) and the machine isn't responding (meaning a program like IMail couldn't accomplish a proper shutdown anyways). That rarely happens, but it invaluable when it does. Tony >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beach Computers >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:30 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [IMail Forum] Reboot via Alias > > >Hello, > >Testing out an idea which does not want to work and wondered if >anyone could >point out why. > >Setup an alias in Imail to launch C:\WINDOWS\system32\reboot.bat. >Reboot.bat reads: >C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe /r /c "email reboot" /t 1 > >All seems fine, and testing reboot.bat by itself, it runs without a problem >and reboots the machine. >But, when I test this via the Alias, nothing happens. >My system log reads: >12:02 15:20 SMTPD(791e000f0138a26f) [69.93.89.101] MAIL FROM: <[EMAIL >PROTECTED] ><BLOCKED::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >12:02 15:20 SMTPD(791e000f0138a26f) [69.93.89.101] RCPT TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><BLOCKED::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >12:02 15:20 SMTPD(791e000f0138a26f) [69.93.89.101] >D:\IMail\spool\D791e000f0138a26f.SMD 1280 >12:02 15:20 SMTP-(0000000000000000) Info - Adding Queue file >D:\IMail\spool\Q791e000f0138a26f.SMD >12:02 15:20 SMTP-(791e000f0138a26f) processing >D:\IMail\spool\Q791e000f0138a26f.SMD >12:02 15:20 SMTP-(791e000f0138a26f) [x] toprog >C:\WINDOWS\system32\reboot.bat D:\IMail\spool\tmp2A.tmp >12:02 15:20 SMTP-(791e000f0138a26f) finished >D:\IMail\spool\Q791e000f0138a26f.SMD status=1 > >Any ideas why it's not working? > >Thanks much. > >Dave > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.803 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.803 / Virus Database: 546 - Release Date: 11/30/2004 To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
