Does not shutdown -i throw the prompt up for the user? That should work via psexec. Dylan Dylan Haines Systems Technical Support Manager
HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. Box 725, The Hive 37 Hall Street Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 Cell: (902)553-0706 Fax: (902)634-3647 <blocked::blocked::http://www.hb-studios.com/> www.hb-studios.com _____ From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of McKay, Curtis Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:43 AM To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] shutdown script Tom, psexec is a tool you run from one machine to send a remote command to other machines. They recommending to use psexec to fire off the shutdown tool on the workstations. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Steele, Thomas C Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:37 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] shutdown script You should also be able to use the built-in "shutdown" command (in command line mode, not GUI) in a similar manner. I don't think it is any better than psexec, but since it is built in it would save you from having to install the psexec app on the remote computers. -TS Thomas C. Steele Technology Director Manteno CUSD #5 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Dylan Haines Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:32 AM To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] shutdown script psexec will take a list of PCs - I used variables to read in a list of PC names, and then run whatever command I wanted - install programs, kill processes etc. Something like this, where computers.txt is a list of PCs: @echo off set ADMIN=my-admin-user set PASS=my-admin-user-password FOR /F %%X IN (computers.txt) DO ( psexec %%X -u %ADMIN% -p %PASS% taskkill /F /IM process-to-kill.exe ) Dylan Haines Systems Technical Support Manager HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. Box 725, The Hive 37 Hall Street Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 Cell: (902)553-0706 Fax: (902)634-3647 <blocked::blocked::http://www.hb-studios.com/> www.hb-studios.com _____ From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Smeltzer, Matt Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:26 AM To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org Subject: [tech-geeks] shutdown script Anyone have a script or run by or have any ideas how I can pump a script out to machines listed in txt file to shut them down everyday at 6pm. this script can run from a master computer and run everynight that is fine.. but it has to give the option to cancel or to shutdown only the specified computers at 6pm. Thanks Matt -------------------------------------------- Matt Smeltzer - CNA 5.1, Net+ Network Specialist Halifax Regional School Board msmelt...@hrsb.ns.ca (902) 464-2000 ext 2280
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