shutdown or reboot Windows 2000

[Olu Daniels]

Is there a way to schedule a reboot of Windows 2000 Server? I tried to used
the "shutdown" from the command prompt but it is saying it is not a known
command. I know this is available in windows 2003 and XP. What I need to do
is schedule shutdown and restart on 30 servers running Windows 2000. Can
anyone help ?

Thanks!

 

[rwh]

Here is a batch script I wrote a while back. Use Task Scheduler to run
it at whatever time of night you want it to execute.
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REM # Script name: shutSys.bat
REM #
REM # Purpose: Auto-Shutdown various workstations & Servers
REM #
REM # BEGIN
REM #
REM # USAGE:
REM # create the file clients.txt in the PC which you will run this
script on
REM # in the c:\stop directory. On each line of the text file place the
REM # resolvable
REM # Netbios name of the computer, or IP address.
REM # This script will replace the %1 below with the results of the
text file until
REM # all lines have been read in the text file.
REM ################################################################

REM LAPTOPS

for /f "Tokens=1" %%i in (c:\stops\clients.txt) do call arse %%i
goto end

arse

shutdown /T:60 /C /R \\%1

:end

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You need the shutdown.exe file in your systems "path" somewhere.

 

[OTD]

I cannot find the shutdown.exe file on the servers. Where can I find or
download this files?
Thanks!

 

[Guest]

You can also download psshutdown as a part of the pstools from sysinternals.org

- V

 

[OTD]

Thanks! This should work.

You can also download psshutdown as a part of the pstools from
sysinternals.org

- V