Remote Server Shutdown

[Raistlin]

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?

[Jon M]

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.

[Raistlin]

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.

[Jon M]

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

[Raistlin]

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?

[Jon M]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

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.

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

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by s1lv3r

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

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

[Jon M]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

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

, 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

[Raistlin]

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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Originally Posted by s1lv3r

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

TBH I'm suprised that they haven't

[Jon M]

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

[Raistlin]

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.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

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

To run any command as another user, use the "Runas" command. The format is

runas /user:domain\username /pass:password "command.exe par1 par2 par3"

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.

[Jon M]

nice one stu I was hitting google while you typed that

[Raistlin]

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.

[Richard M]

In other news, Windows users discover sudo.