Windows 2003 Shutdown command

[Alex Hose]

What command line should be used to shutdown a Windows 2003 server without giving a reason for the shutdown.

Can we use any Resource kit tools for this purpose.

[Roger Faucher]

Alex:

It sounds like you want to disable the Shutdown Event Tracker. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293814

Make a great day!

Roger

[Jay Bollyn]

Roger,

Thanks for this tip. I have always been annoyed at this default setting, but not quite irritated enough to look for a solution.

I am assigning 10 virtual points!

:-) Jay

[Roger Faucher]

Thank you Jay...and Happy Thanksgiving!

Make it a great one!

Roger

[James Coyle_1]

shutdown -s -f -m \\machinename -t 00

The above is a sample command line.

-s = shutdown
-f = force unsafe work to shutdown
-m \\ machine name
-t for time allowed. 00 giving 0 seconds

go to a windows 2003 or windows xp machine at the command prompt type shutdown /? press return this will give you all of the details that you are looking for.

Also if you copy the shutdown.exe from the c:\windows\system32 directory of a windows 2003 server or a windows xp pc, system to thw c:\winnt\system32 of a windows 2000 or NT4 system to can run the shutdown command from 2000 or NT4.

Remember to must have full admin rights over the system that to want to shutdown. ie. be a member of the local admins or domain admins with local admin rights.