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Marck911🇪🇸

Problem with Shutdown command over batch file

Hi all, im using the software (winpower) that came with an UPS (forza SL-51) to manage the events when the power suply AC fails, what im trying to do is to run a batch file when defined time is out to turn of a remote computer using shutdown command, the software gives this option

and the batch file halt.bat

, the problem comes when time over the and the batch file execute nothing happend and return this message on the log.txt

, i already check that the user name runing the winpower has the same username with administrative permition to shutdown the remote computer, in fact if i run the command over cmd it works.

Any ideas=?
thanks in advance.

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sjklein42🇺🇸

I am concerned about the

>log.txt

in your batch file.

It assumes a working directory that you can write into.

It is not clear what the working directory of this batch job will be when it executes.

Try using

shutdown.exe -m \\pcname -f -s -t 30>c:\log.txt

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or whereever you want the log file to go explicitly

Marck911🇪🇸

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the write directory its the same of shutdown command and it works,
i tryed and same result,
thanks for the quick response

sjklein42🇺🇸

Here's another place to look for shutdown privileges:

Start/Run --> gpedit.msc

Go to
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings
\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\

Double click on "Shut down the system"

Verify that the following groups are listed:

Administrators
Backup Operators
Power Users
Users

Then do the same thing for

"Force shutdown from a remote system"

and be sure Power Users and Administrators is in the list. Users, too, just in case.

See this article for the discussion leading to this suggestion:

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/shutdown-exe-doesnt-run-due-lack-privileges-t179004.html

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Danny Child🇬🇧

I'd also consider looking at the PSshutdown tool from WinInternals (who Microsoft liked so much, they bought them...)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897541

very similar in a lot of ways, but more robust.

Do you know what context the application is running in? It may not have the same permissions that you do...
You can explicitly add login details to the command line, but it's a hideous security breach to leave your login and password in plain text forever. Might be handy for the troubleshooting though.

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Adding credentials in the batch was suggested for troubleshooting only, of course.

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Thankyou all, I'll test and post the result tomorrow...

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Marck911🇪🇸

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guys I tryed with the domain controller user using this command:
psshutdown.exe \\pcname -u USER -p PASS -k -t 100 -m " Shutting Down..." 1>output.log 2>error.log
and again return message was: Access Denied.
I ran the command manually and it works.
If i set the winpower to launch batch file with the above command-> Access Denied.
If i set the winpower to launch the command directly -> Access Denied.

also I tryed sjklein42's idea with gpedit.msc and added two different users and notting.

any ideas?

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Thanks to all, the right way was adding the user to the winpower service. because its based on java the javaw process started with the user with permition to turn off the remote computer.

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