+1 I use the Hell out of it.
From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best way to schedule server reboots? +1 From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Best way to schedule server reboots? psexec computername "shutdown -r -f -t 0" :-) ________________________________ From: James Rankin [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 10:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Best way to schedule server reboots? Script the shutdown command with the required parameters, using a service account with the necessary credentials. As long as you have got a list of your servers, you should be good to go. you could run this as a scheduled task deployed via 2008 Group policy preferences if you wanted a GPO method. There are many other ways however - Citrix Presentation Server Console and VirtualCenter scheduled tasks are two that are currently used here that come to mind 2009/7/22 Tom Miller <[email protected]> Hi Folks: Suggestions on server reboot methods? I've tried a number over the years and none seem to be 100% perfect (user's logged in, expired password)? Suggestions? I'd really like to be able to control it via a GPO if possible. Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
