Remote Server Shutdown
 

Is there anyway I can remotely shut down a server running Windows Server 2003?

The box is wired to my router which is then wirelessly connected to my laptop.

I know that when I shut the server down normally I have to put in a reason for it being shutdown.

What I'd like to be able to do is send a command from the laptop that just shuts the server down straight away.

Anybody know if this can be done?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

if the laptop is XP you can use:

shutdown /r /m \\servername

in the "run" prompt

add the switch "/f" if you want to force all programs to close immeadiately
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all switches work equally well with a dash, -m, -f, -r etc.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Ok, tried that.

I keep getting an Access Denied message.

I can ping the server ok though so it doesn't appear to be a connectivity problem.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

put "shutdown /?" into a command prompt for a full list of available switches

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Do I need to supply a reason code ( /d )?

It normally asks for a reason when I shut down from the server.

Ohhh..... Thinking about it, my account on the Laptop doesn't have Admin rights on the server, could that be it?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

are you logged in with a recognised admin account from the servers point of view?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

I don't think I am actually, and I can't see a switch that will allow me to specify an Admin account either.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

;), we both wrote about that at the same time. ;)

yes, you will need admin rights
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just imagine if M$ had created a Server OS you could shut down remotely without admin rights.. lol, it would be an sysadmin's worst nightmare

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Is there any way that I can run the shutdown command AS another user (ie as an Admin acount from the Server)?

I know the Username and Password.
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TBH I'm suprised that they haven't ;)

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

can't you add your laptop account as an admin on the server?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

I could do, I was trying to resist doing that though as I didn't want the profile that I'm logged in as at the moment to be continually connected to the server with Admin rights.

I suppose that's the only way I'm going to be able to do it though.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

To run any command as another user, use the "Runas" command. The format is
where "domain" is the either the name of the domain, or the name of the remote server. Username and password should be obvious. Substitute the actual program for "command.exe" and it's parameters for "par1","par2" and "par3"

Bear in mind that the program uses the account you specify, so if you specify account that doesn't have access to your local system, you might run into problems.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

nice one stu :tu: I was hitting google while you typed that

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Still can't get it to work, I keep getting a message that the login/password is incorrect.

I know that both are right, so I'm not sure what's going on.

I think this might be a topic that I have to have another look at in the morning, my eyelids are starting to close now.

Thanks for the help tonight guys.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

In other news, Windows users discover sudo.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Is that before, or after, they've uninstalled FF and gone back to IE ( ;) )?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Are you running a Firewall that could block access?

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

I can successfully ping the server so I don't think a firewall is the issue, all other connectivity is fine.

I think it's something to do with the way that the local machine's account is set up.

I'm going to go through the server settings tomorrow when I get a chance and make sure I haven't missed anything obvious when I've set the accounts up.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

We have a thing called "shutgui" that closes servers remotely when they're stuffed. It only works if you first map a drive to the server, and supply the administrator username/password...

Oh and instead of domain, you can use the server name in scastle's runas command.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

*cough* Windows Resource Kit *cough* Admittedly they've just taken the best unix commands (ps, su, grep, etc...) and written Windows versions, but at least you can at last do some useful stuff from the commadn line.
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By the way, have a look at this which you might find easier than the bog-standard Windows commands ;)
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Oh, and Sysinternals software rocks and everyone should have a look at their site cause they've got so much cool stuff for all sorts of situations.. and it's free :tu: :)

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

You do know that you can turn this rather annoying feature off.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

<*****s up ears>

[edit] The filtered word starts with p and has rick after it.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

I didn't know that, I'm assuming that this will be a registry tweak.

My ears are *****ed up as well.....

[edit] The filtered word starts with p and has rick after it.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

Go here http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/shutdown.htm but if you go to the first page http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/ there might be a few more tips that you could use.

Re: Remote Server Shutdown
 

ooooh.

Good site, thanks :)