Script to shutdown computers.

[FN-GM]

hi

I am looking a script that will shutdown a small selection of computers. I would prefer it if the script looked at a text file to define the computers rather having the computer names in the script.

Does anyone have one please?

Z

[SYNACK]

Try this one does it by text file or OU and logs any errors:
Redmond | Column: Shut Down, Already

[Lesley_tech]

Run -> CMD -> shutdown -i -> Browse -> find computers -> Add note -> shutdown

Hope this helps

[FN-GM]

Run -> CMD -> shutdown -i -> Browse -> find computers -> Add note -> shutdown

Hope this helps

I use that utility allot but its not quite what i am after.

Try this one does it by text file or OU and logs any errors:
Redmond | Column: Shut Down, Already

Would i just list the computers in the .txt one on each line?

also for shutting them down would i use

/action:poweroff

[SYNACK]

Would i just list the computers in the .txt one on each line?

also for shutting them down would i use

/action:poweroff

Yes sounds right, haven't actually used it before but the standard method is a pc name on each line and you would want to use the command switch above to make them fully shutdown.

[FN-GM]

you can no longer download the tool!

[SYNACK]

Here is is as a code listing, you will need to copy it and paste it into a text file called shutdownrestart.wsf
Best Practice 97 - Shutdown Shutdownrestart.wsf

[mattx]

PSshutdown - [ Part of the Admin Bar ]

[imiddleton25]

we use psshutdown its one of the best tools we have found see below

PsShutdown from sysinternals (Now part of Microsoft)

download from
PsShutdown
Initiate a shutdown/reboot of a local or remote computer, logoff a user, lock a system.

Syntax
psshutdown [[\\computer[,computer[,..] | @file [-u user [-p passwd]]]
-s|-r|-h|-d|-k|-a|-l|-o
[-f] [-c] [-t nn|h:m] [-n s] [-v nn]
[-e [u|p]:xx:yy] [-m "message"]
Options:

computer The computer on which the user account resides. Default=local system
a wildcard (\\*), will affect all computers in the current domain.

-p passwd Specify a password for user (optional). Passed as clear text.
If omitted, you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.

-u user Specify a user name for login to remote computer(optional).

@file Execute the command on each of the computers listed in the file.

-a Abort a shutdown (only possible while a countdown is in progress)

-c Allow the shutdown to be aborted by the interactive user

-d Suspend the computer

-e [u|p]:xx:yy
Shutdown reason code, 'u' = user, 'p'= planned shutdown.
xx is the major reason code (must be less than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (must be less than 65536)

-f Force all running applications to exit during the shutdown
instead of giving them a chance to gracefully save their data.

-h Hibernate the computer

-k Poweroff the computer (reboot if poweroff is not supported)

-l Lock the computer

-m "message" Specify a message to logged-on users when a shutdown countdown commences

-n Timeout in seconds connecting to remote computers

-o Logoff the console user

-r Reboot after shutdown

-s Shutdown without poweroff

-t Countdown in seconds until the shutdown (default: 20 seconds)
or the time of shutdown (in 24 hour notation)

-v Display message for the specified number of seconds before the shutdown.
default= display a shutdown notification dialog,
specifying a value of 0 results in no dialog.

- Help, display the supported options.
This tool allows administrators to create a batch file that will run against multiple computers to perform a mass change of the administrator password.

Examples:

Reboot \\workstation64 as part of an OS upgrade

psshutdown \\workstation64 -r -e p:2:3

Related Commands:

SHUTDOWN - With full list of reason codes

Equivalent Linux BASH command:

shutdown - Shutdown or restart linux

[RabbieBurns]

@echo off
cls
echo Shutting Down Computers...

if not exist computers.txt goto NOTFOUND
FOR /F %%i in (computers.txt) do shutdown -s -m \\%%i
goto END

:NOTFOUND
echo computers.txt not found
GOTO END


:END
echo Done...

just put all the computer names in computer.txt

[mattx]

I miss GOTO commands.....
I hated having to port some of my older batch type stuff into loops......

Still, thats life.

[powdarrmonkey]

@Zak: PM me, I have a home-made tool I'd like you to beta if that's ok.

[SpuffMonkey]

Could someone post a script to shutdown PCs using psshutdown? It keeps hanging when I try it - I try to give a warning, then shutdown and log it all to a log file (2003 & XP)

[mattx]

Could someone post a script to shutdown PCs using psshutdown? It keeps hanging when I try it - I try to give a warning, then shutdown and log it all to a log file (2003 & XP)

This is what the Admin Bar does:

psshutdown -c -k @shutdownpcs.txt -f -t 30

[SpuffMonkey]

This is what the Admin Bar does:

psshutdown -c -k @shutdownpcs.txt -f -t 30

Thanks - I'll give it a try.