PSShutdown to Restart Server

[enjay]

I'm trying to get psshutdown script scheduled to restart the server on a weekly basis (I know this isn't accepted practice, but trust me, it makes everything run smoother!). I have got psshutdown to work fine on workstations, but can't get the server to execute the command on itself - when I try, it tells me "error communicating with the psshutdown service on local system". Any ideas?

[nicholab]

I would just write a batch file and put it as a schedule task.

[enjay]

I would just write a batch file and put it as a schedule task.

 

That's what I'm doing - trouble is, when the batch file executes, I get the error message above. I'm using the following command, which works fine if directed to a remote machine:

psshutdown -r -c -f -m "The server is about to restart..."

[busby]

I use this comand for remote workstations.

 

shutdown -m \\SUITE00 -r -t 30 -c "Technician reqiures this machine to restart thank you for your patience"

 

and this for server restart

 

shutdown -r

 

 

works a treat! love using it when a child is on the machine and has been told a number of times to quite down by the teacher.

[Firefox]

We use c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe /f /r

 

have no problems with it working