> On Apr 29 09:27, Wheeler, Frederick W (Research) wrote: > > > > I have found that when I "Lock Computer" in Windows 2000 just after running > > "shutdown --exitex 10" > > then the computer does not shut down. Nothing happens. The command just > > exits. > > > > When the computer is not locked, "shutdown --exitex 10" does a complete > > shutdown and power off. > > > > If I lock the computer right after running "shutdown 10" (no --exitex) then > > the computer does shutdown, > > but does not power off. I get the "It is now safe to turn off your > > computer" screen. I get the same > > behavior from "shutdown 10" even if the computer is not locked. > > If the Workstation is locked, you must add the -f (or --force) flag to > force the system to shut down. At least that's documented for XP. If > it doesn't work for 2K, I don't know how to workaround it. There's no > such thing as an UnlockWorkstation function, AFAICS. > > Corinna
Using --force makes shutdown work in 2K, even if the computer is locked. I can't believe I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out. Thanks, Fred Wheeler -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
