strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (administrator)

When I run /winnt/NTRESKIT/SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (Local and Domain Administrator) I get the following error 11:51:04 marcos@laud~ ssh mozart -l root root@mozart's password: Last login: Wed Nov 6 11:49:45 2002 from laud.it.uc3m.es Wow! Yeah! this is really a Windows NT 4.0 Cygwin Server 11:51:11

Re: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (administrator)

Just out of curiosity, why not use the cygwin shutdown command ? (or at least check if it works ;) - Original Message - From: Marcos Lorenzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root

Re: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root(administrator)

Vince Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote [11:37am -] VH Just out of curiosity, why not use the cygwin shutdown command ? (or at VH least check if it works ;) Don't know if it works, but can you reboot a remote computer with cygwin's shutdown comand?? I don't think so... If any of you

Re: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (administrator)

PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: Re: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (administrator) Vince Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote [11:37am -] VH Just out of curiosity, why not use the cygwin shutdown command ? (or at VH least check

Re: strange error message when running SHUTDOWN.EXE as root (administrator)

The Perl script below should give you a better error message. Just save it as shutdown.pl; run it with --help for usage instructions. You need to run it under ActiveState Perl, not Cygwin Perl. (Unless Cygwin Perl includes the Win32API module, which I believe it does not.) - Pat # Shut down