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I need help creating a script to do the following:
reboot & force apps that are hung closed on weekdays at around 11PM. I want to be able to control which machines this executed on by manipulating a text file that will hold the host names.
Thank you.
reboot & force apps that are hung closed on weekdays at around 11PM. I want to be able to control which machines this executed on by manipulating a text file that will hold the host names.
Thank you.
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Use dragon-it's batch file to be run by a schedules task, at 11PM every day.
Also, If you call it directly from a scheduled task, without a batch file, use only one % as described by dragon-it, include the full path of "serverlist.txt", and between double quots " if it includes spaces.
for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('type "C:\Batch Files\serverlist.txt"') do SHUTDOWN -r -f -t 01 -m \\%a
Another version would be:
for /f "usebackq delims=" %a in ("C:\Batch Files\serverlist.txt") do SHUTDOWN -r -f -t 1 -m \\%a
Also, If you call it directly from a scheduled task, without a batch file, use only one % as described by dragon-it, include the full path of "serverlist.txt", and between double quots " if it includes spaces.
for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('type "C:\Batch Files\serverlist.txt"') do SHUTDOWN -r -f -t 01 -m \\%a
Another version would be:
for /f "usebackq delims=" %a in ("C:\Batch Files\serverlist.txt") do SHUTDOWN -r -f -t 1 -m \\%a
good points. also of course make sure scheduled with rights to shutdown other workstations, e.g. Domain admin a/c or given the required user rights on those machines security polcieisy and ntfs perms to serverlist file
And by the way, it's better to use a local or domain account that will have limmited rights to perform a scheduled task on a PC that will run a batch file. That gives unlimmited power to a knolwdgable user, my modifying the batch file.
true, as suggested would only really need the user right in security to shutdown which could be added using a group policy most easily.
Steve
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thats the command from MSDODS prompt.
-r) reboot
-f) force close apps
-t 1) wait 1 second
Please refer to this MS reference for the reboot command:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/shutdown.mspx?mfr=true
You could alternatively:
SHUTDOWN -r -f -t 01 -m \\computername
This will restart a computer remotely if it's part of a workgroup or domain and has NetBIOS up and running.