How do I setup automatic rebooting for Windows 2000 Server
Hi
You could put one of this one in a scheduled job:
Shutdown.exe in the Win2k Resource Kit (buy-ware).
PsShutdown.exe in the free PsTools suite
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml
Wizmo.exe
http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm
Using VBScript/WMI works very well also. WMI comes default with WinME, Win2k
and WinXP. Put the following code into a file called e.g. shutdwn.vbs, run it
from the scheduler with wscript.exe as the executable and <path-to-vbs-file>
as parameter:
' Use "PowerOff" for a poweroff
' Use "PowerOff_Force" for a forced poweroff
' Use "Shutdown" for a shutdown
' Use "Shutdown_Force" for a forced shutdown
' Use "Reboot" for a reboot
' Use "Reboot_Force" for a forced reboot
' Use "LogOff" for a logoff
' Use "LogOff_Force" for a forced logoff
' use "." for local computer
ShutDown ".", "Reboot"
Sub ShutDown(sNode, sAction)
Const EWX_LOGOFF = 0
Const EWX_SHUTDOWN = 1
Const EWX_REBOOT = 2
Const EWX_FORCE = 4
Const EWX_POWEROFF = 8
Set oWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,(Shutdown)}!\\" _
& sNode & "\root\cimv2")
Set colOperatingSystems = oWMI.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
For Each obj in colOperatingSystems
Set oOS = obj : Exit For
Next
sAction = LCase(sAction)
Select Case sAction
Case "logoff"
iCmd = EWX_LOGOFF
Case "logoff_force"
iCmd = EWX_LOGOFF + EWX_FORCE
Case "shutdown"
iCmd = EWX_SHUTDOWN
Case "shutdown_force"
iCmd = EWX_SHUTDOWN + EWX_FORCE
Case "reboot"
iCmd = EWX_REBOOT
Case "reboot_force"
iCmd = EWX_REBOOT + EWX_FORCE
Case "poweroff"
iCmd = EWX_POWEROFF
Case "poweroff_force"
iCmd = EWX_POWEROFF + EWX_FORCE
Case Else
' Default value
iCmd = EWX_POWEROFF
End Select
oOS.Win32shutdown iCmd
End Sub
