I assume the perl script will be running on win32... Since you'll need admin rights on the unix/linux box to do this and the normal way is to ssh and run init 6 or 0 why not create a user called reboot who's shell is /sbin/reboot or whatever on each machine.
If you know it's a *nix box initiate a remote login on that account (using an eval/alarm timeout if required).. for the win32 boxes you could just run shutdown.exe or start a remote process to initiate a reboot. Kind regards, Mark Anderson Service Improvement Project Level 2, 113 Dundas Street Edinburgh, EH3 5DE Tel: 0131 523 8786 Mob: 07808 826 063 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Remote rebooting > > *** WARNING : This message originates from the Internet *** > > Any thoughts on how to write a perl script to reboot a remote computer > with multiple Operating systems (Windows/Linux/Unix) installed to a > particular Operating System ? > > Cheers!! > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Admin mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Registered in Scotland No. 90312. Registered Office: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB The Royal Bank of Scotland plc is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and represents The Royal Bank of Scotland Marketing Group. The Bank sells life policies, collective investment schemes and pension products and advises only on the Marketing Group's range of these products and on a With-Profit Bond produced by Norwich Union Life (RBS) Limited. This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the addressee only. If the message is received by anyone other than the addressee, please return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the message from your computer. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The Royal Bank of Scotland plc does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Admin mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
