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paulkc
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 Posted - 09/08/2004 : 9:23:07 PM
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I am trying to get my XP Pro Workstations to log off automatically when their logon time expires but cannot seem to get it to work. I put it in the default domain policy as required but the wkstn remains logged on all night. Help?
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dmarelia
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mkline71
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Posted - 09/09/2004 : 04:04:11 AM
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He may be trying to set Computer Config\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options >> Automatically log off users when logon time expires
This policy may not log the users off but instead disconnect them from remote shares (file shares/remote servers)
I'll try and test this out. If that doesn't work then you may want to try
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314999
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 09/09/2004 : 08:33:05 AM
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| What about a forced reboot? shutdown /r /f /m \\PC Name /T 02 /c "scheduled maintenance" Of course the time can be changed to what ever you want as well as the message. |
Tim-
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Edited by - JSCLMEDAVE on 09/09/2004 08:33:33 AM |
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paulkc
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Posted - 09/13/2004 : 10:04:35 AM
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The policy I set is: Computer Config\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options >> Automatically log off users when logon time expires
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paulkc
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Posted - 09/13/2004 : 10:08:17 AM
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JSCLMEDAVE,
I am not understanding your post on the forced reboot. A forced reboot would be great. If you could further explain that for me, I would greatly appreciate it. |
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 09/13/2004 : 11:36:33 AM
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We force all of our PCs to reboot nightly at a set time. When they come back up they are scanned and defragged. We do this to ensure that no other programs are running that may cause a problem with the scan or defrag.
I am not sure if this is what you were looking for, but I thought it could be a temp solution.
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Edited by - JSCLMEDAVE on 09/13/2004 12:34:12 PM |
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paulkc
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 10:34:02 AM
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| That is exactly what I need to do but how do you do that? Are you scripting it or what? Thanks |
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 09/14/2004 : 10:51:42 AM
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REM Prepares networked workstations for nightly processes
REM Makes sure that all workstations are logged off
REM
REM Last updated: 06/18/2004
REM Last Update BY: LTB
REM
shutdown /r /f /m \\PCNAME26 /T 02 /c "scheduled maintenance"
Just repeat this line for all of the pCs that you have. The 02 is the seconds that the MSG "scheduled maintenance" will appear before it logs off. There is no one here when this goes off so I am not worried about the 2 seconds...
I created this as a .bat file, then use scheduled task to run it every night at 7pm from the DC...
shutdown ? will give you this info...
Usage: shutdown [-i | -l | -s | -r | -a] [-f] [-m \\computername] [-t xx] [-c "c
omment"] [-d up:xx:yy]
No args Display this message (same as -?)
-i Display GUI interface, must be the first option
-l Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
-s Shutdown the computer
-r Shutdown and restart the computer
-a Abort a system shutdown
-m \\computername Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
-t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
-c "comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
-f Forces running applications to close without warning
-d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown
u is the user code
p is a planned shutdown code
xx is the major reason code (positive integer less than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (positive integer less than 65536)
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paulkc
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Posted - 02/03/2006 : 5:17:00 PM
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| I tried the above method but for some reason if any of the computers that are in the list are not running, it seems to cause a problem. It will cycle through several computers but then eventually it starts just scrolling constantly in the command window. Any idea what would cause this. I can close the command window but when I try to run the batch file again, the same thing is scrolling when the command window comes back up. Even if I try to run another batch file, the same thing happens. Any help would be appreciated. |
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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 02/03/2006 : 5:25:46 PM
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| Make sure NOT to name the bat file shutdown... We did that by mistake and it would just scroll until we killed it. Changed the bat file name to nightlyshutdown, works fine. If a PC is already off it will sit idle for about a min and then move on to the next one on the list. |
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paulkc
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Posted - 02/03/2006 : 8:44:16 PM
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| Thanks. That is what I did. Although, I had one named restart also because on the weekends I want to shutdown completely. When I ran that one it would do the same thing. Of course, it may have been because I had run the shutdown.bat right before it. How can I kill the shutdown.bat from running. Even after a reboot on my laptop, every time I try to run my restart.bat the shutdown.bat is scrolling in the cmd window. |
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jsphweid
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Posted - 02/04/2006 : 08:26:39 AM
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Question: Why is it that when you name it "shutdown.bat" does it not run?
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"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."
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arek73
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Posted - 02/04/2006 : 11:04:43 AM
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| Because shutdown is a name of system system command, hence it will try to execute that command instead. |
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