Re: Shutdown PCs - [WP]

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I think shudown cmd should do it just place the machine names on the batch file and run it from a server in schedule tasks.
As for different time zones that could be a problem, in AD replication and others time isn't an issue, but with this specific task I never tried...
Probably you need to run a different task for each server in a different time zone, I'm not sure, test it and let us know.

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I hope that the information above helps you
Good Luck

Jorge Silva

MCSA + Exchange + MSCE
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"WILDPACKET" <WILDPACKET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:046D2DB6-3A29-4BA7-A82D-AAC75908ED86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks Jorge for your input once again.

I saw that option in the GPO and did not quite understand. What I am
thinking it means that I have to configure logoff hours for each user????
Right?

Or simply configuring the force logoff will do it ... but I want the force
log off to work at lets say at 12am???? bcos we have users working in
different time zones???

Advise Please.




"Jorge Silva" wrote:

I meant
"Force log-off when log on hours expire" just applies to network "session"
only

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I hope that the information above helps you
Good Luck

Jorge Silva

MCSA + Exchange + MSCE
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"Jorge Silva" <jorgesilva_pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ef0zdmkDHHA.3536@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
> if you don't want to hit the 900 pcs with sshtudown cmd you can force
> network disconnection using GPO at certain hours.
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> I hope that the information above helps you
> Good Luck
>
> Jorge Silva
>
> MCSA + Exchange + MSCE
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>
> "WILDPACKET" <WILDPACKET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:985C42A9-A2CC-421C-8C8E-877986817A9C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Thank gentlemen for your response.
>>
>> let me give some back ground ..
>>
>> via GPO, I run a vbscritpt which collects basic inventory of all the >> pcs
>> on
>> our domain and uploads to a folder daily and this script runs on >> logon.
>> We
>> have 900 PCs in headoffice and remote sites with and without DCs. The
>> inventory only collects the data from about 600 PCs leaving the rest >> out.
>> I
>> think PCs are not being rebooted/Shutdown when I force the shutdown
>> command
>> from a DC in the headoffice.
>>
>> Shutdown -i - f . I type this on the Start -> Run and the GUI console
>> comes
>> up and select all the PCs in the domain and then I force the reboot. >> I
>> do
>> not see any errors? Where do I collect the errors?
>>
>> I was thinking to create a schedule job and put this job on all the
>> computers in the domain because I know my GPO is hitting over 800 PCs >> ...
>> because I have about 800 pcs in my WSUS console which tells me GPO is
>> pretty
>> good.
>>
>> I want to rest the schdule job on all the pcs on the domain which will
>> shutdown all the pcs forcefully at 12:00 am and when the user logs on >> the
>> inventory will be collected and I will have more pcs in the inventory. >> I
>> know there could be some other issues with the pcs too but atleast I >> want
>> to
>> make all the pcs forcefully shutdown.
>>
>> Advise Please.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" wrote:
>>
>>> How many does it work for? Where are you running this command from?
>>> What
>>> type of errors are you getting on the machines it is failing on?
>>>
>>> -- >>> Paul Bergson
>>> MVP - Directory Services
>>> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>>> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>>>
>>> http://www.pbbergs.com
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>>> "WILDPACKET" <WILDPACKET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:6243A82E-542F-4401-8E0F-4AB349ED6BDA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> > I want some sort of script which can put a scheduled job on all the
>>> > pcs
>>> > running winXPP in my domain. I want this scheduled job to run at
>>> > 12:00
>>> > a.m.
>>> > which will shutdown all the computers.
>>> >
>>> > I want this startup script to be pushed via gpo.
>>> >
>>> > Or any other way to achieve this goal of shutting down all the PCs >>> > at
>>> > 12:00
>>> > a.m.? I run the shutdown command but it does not work for about 300
>>> > computers?
>>> >
>>> > Assist Please.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you
>>>
>>>
>>>
>



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