Ok.... This certainly seems to be a security issue. I switched the Queue Manager service to start with an admin account, and the alias works like a charm.
Considering this would be a terrible security practice, does anyone have any suggestions on launching the batch file or running shutdown in the batch file as an administrative user? Thanks much Dave >-----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/ 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/
