Re: Remote Shutdown...shutdown -i
- From: "Tome" <pinevalleytome@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 18:09:02 -0700
Ok, more good info... I suppose I'll just have to deal with it & have them
reboot the PCs now and then. I make sure the Guest accounts are disabled as
I don't like to have any accounts without passwords. Nonetheless, it seems
you're right -- I'm wasting my time.
"Chuck" wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 17:18:02 -0700, "Tome" <pinevalleytome@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >"Chuck" wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:53:01 -0700, "Tome" <pinevalleytome@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >One of my clients has a bunch of Windows XP Home SP2 PCs. They run
> >> >"headless" (no monitor, mouse or kb) and I remote into them via a 3rd party
> >> >software since MS was too cheap to include Remote Desktop with the home
> >> >release....or I could blame the client for not having me build the PCs --
> >> >whatever. Anyway, now and then, they get all screwed up and can't get to
> >> >them via my 3rd party remote software. However, I can normally get into a
> >> >another PC on the network. I know you can bring up a command prompt and type
> >> >out "SHUTDOWN -I" & it will display a GUI window & I can add several PCs to a
> >> >list and do a "batch" shutdown. This work great until I actuly do it! It
> >> >won't work. It normally says something about not being able to find the PC
> >> >however, I can ping the PCs by their computer names & their IPs. I know they
> >> >are there! Is there some service that is disabled by default? There is no
> >> >domain (just a workgroup) so I don't see any policy problems. What else
> >> >could it be?
> >>
> >> Tome,
> >>
> >> I'm not sure about the wording of the message as "not being able to find the
> >> PC", but I do know that you are likely wasting your time.
> >>
> >> Remote Shutdown requires administrative access to the target computer. If the
> >> target computer is running XP Home, you won't have administrative access thru
> >> the network.
> >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
>
> >Ok, good info. I'm guessing I can't do it even if I'm logged in witht he
> >same account info on both PCs. Example: I'm working on a PC with the
> >following profile:
> >User = User
> >Pass = password
> >
> >I'm trying to shut down another PC which is logged in the same way:
> >User = User
> >Pass = password
> >
> >I've used this trick to allow file & printer sharing throughout a workgroup.
> > Should I assume it won't allow me to do a remote shutdown/reboot?
> >
> >10-8-05
> >2017 EDT
> >Tome
>
> With Windows XP Home, the only thing that matters for network access is the
> Guest account, which gives limited authority. The account used to login locally
> is not relevant here. And Remote Shutdown requires administrative authority.
> <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
> Connecting When Simple File Sharing is Being Used
> For simple file sharing, which includes access to the Shared Documents folder,
> the set of credentials sent by the connecting client are essentially ignored.
> All access is based on the status of the Guest account on the computer running
> Windows XP. The Guest account is enabled by default; however, you cannot use it
> to logon to the computer. As long as the Guest account is enabled as an account,
> client computers can access shared folders using simple file sharing.
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>
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