Shutdown script premature termination

[JimW]

I have a shutdown script that does a backup whenever the
user shuts down the workstation. The script mostly takes
just a few minutes to complete but when it runs a FULL
backup, it can take up to twenty minutes.

The problem is that W2K waits only ten minutes for
shutdown scripts to terminate (the default). I have tried
to adjust the time using gpedit - the setting is "Maximum
wait time for Group Policy scripts". Enabling and
changing the value has no effect whatever.

Am I missing some other setting?

Knowledge Base Article 275506 describes a similar problem
running Logon scripts... and a fix is available. I am
running the latest version of WINLOGIN.EXE (5.0.2195.6785)
which is supposed to fix that particular bug... I just
wonder if they missed fixing the "shutdown" path?

 

[Guest]

u may also try to put a 0 (zero) there.

also check if it is domain level policy supersedes the local policy

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
u may also try to put a 0 (zero) there.

Tried that. No different. However, I have since
established that by specifying a SHORTER wait time, say
three minutes, then the policy value IS used. So it seems
that the problem is confined to extending the wait time
beyond the default ten minutes.

also check if it is domain level policy supersedes the local policy
.

This is not an issue, the problem is reproduceable on a
stand-alone workstation.

 

[Buz [MSFT]]

Jim,

I suppose there is no way to test this but all the articles reference
STARTUP and not SHUTDOWN. Shutdown may still be hardcoded to 10 minutes
however your Startup parameters are probably correct now.

299386 Logoff Process May Not Be Completed Because Time-Out Is Too Slow
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299386

Buz Brodin
MCSE NT4 / Win2K
Microsoft Enterprise Domain Support

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