Software to shut down PC's?

[_Bat_]

Here it is. Only works for XP. Hope it works.

As we are getting a new computers with XP Pro across the entire school soon, my original issues are now resolved. I'm gonna download a copy of this and keep it for when the new computers are installed.

Thanks for this

[linkazoid]

In a startup script (on our image that is cloned / or in a group policy startup script)

REM Delete all tasks (not needed, butin case some evil person already has)
schtasks /delete /tn * /f 

REM Create a task for this computer to shut itself down at 6pm
schtasks /create /sc daily /st 18:00:00 /tn "Shutdown at 1800" /tr "shutdown -s -t 60 -c \"This computer is scheduled to automatically shutdown at this time.          You have 60 seconds to save all your work and logoff.\"" /ru system

This way theres no "I need a list of pc's" or "use this tool just search google all day" these are all in windows already and just need to be run once per machine - or placed carefully in a startup script. (Note, this is used on WinXP clients, with 2000 YMMV)

fooby

Sorry for digging up such an thread. But the holiday is here and work must go on!

This script works when i run it on my computer, but when i save it as a .bat and set it to a logon script it doesn't run.

Could anyone shed any light?

Mike

[eean]

This script works when i run it on my computer, but when i save it as a .bat and set it to a logon script it doesn't run.

The logon script doesn't have admin rights to the local machine? You can't have non-admins able to create scheduled tasks that run with system rights - that'd be a huge security hole!
Try creating an MSI that will execute your batch file. You can do this easily through Windows Installer Wrapper Wizard You can then pop this into active directory and it will run with elevated rights.

[Michael]

I use the following tool which I schedule to run every evening.

Save it in a folder called Remoteshutdown on any server. Now open up notepad and copy the following:

REM \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
REM
REM	  ICT Shutdown Script
REM          Shutdown Time: time
REM       Scheduled on servername
REM       
REM	     
REM \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
        
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f
remoteshutdown.exe /remote:Computername /f

Replace Computername with your actual workstation names. Now save the file as Remoteshutdown.bat in the Remoteshutdown folder. Now run Scheduled Tasks and when prompted, choose the batch file you've just created to run at a select time, daily, with domain admin credentials.

That's it, job done. Your workstations will shutdown at the scheduled time. I use this at many schools running on 2003 Server and XP clients. I haven't tested it on Vista yet.

[linkazoid]

I've decided to use the "system shutdown v1.1.msi" and this works perfectly, it installs ok on the computer startup as supposed to, but after installation it shutsdown the computer! can anyone modify the msi to stop it doing this.=?

Thanks

Mike

[Sunderwood]

Or you can do what we do and write a script that emails me and all of SMT everynight which machines and which rooms are left on and it soon stops!!

[eean]

I've decided to use the "system shutdown v1.1.msi" and this works perfectly, it installs ok on the computer startup as supposed to, but after installation it shutsdown the computer! can anyone modify the msi to stop it doing this.=?

Shutsdown the computer? It doesn't do this on our system. (I made it, by the way) it might restart the computer (I don't think it does) but I don't even know how to make shutdown!
Is there any chance it was a fluke, eg. caused by WSUS applying some updates?

[linkazoid]

Thanks for the program! works a treat, cant understand why it shuts down tho, but the week is running out so i shall just email the staff giving them warning of the shutdown on first switching back on.

Many Thanks

Mike