[H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
I want to use Karen's replicator to replicate files from my laptop to my server when I login in the morning, and again when I shutdown at night. I have the login working, with Windows scheduler, but I can't figure out the shutdown. How do I do that? T
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
I think you can create a logoff script in your local Group Policy. Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: I want to use Karen's replicator to replicate files from my laptop to my server when I login in the morning, and again when I shutdown at night. I have the login working, with Windows scheduler, but I can't figure out the shutdown. How do I do that? T
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
Would that run before or after all your user processes were given the kill signal? I'd like to use that in place of the manual batchshutdown.cmd that I call instead of doing a standard shutdown. The batch does some stuff and then calls shutdown.exe. The reverse would be useless since user process DriveCrypt (for example) would have already terminated. BTW, the policy paths are: %windir%\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown %windir%\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logoff Ben Ruset wrote: I think you can create a logoff script in your local Group Policy. Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: I want to use Karen's replicator to replicate files from my laptop to my server when I login in the morning, and again when I shutdown at night. I have the login working, with Windows scheduler, but I can't figure out the shutdown. How do I do that? T
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
At 02:39 PM 4/18/2006, Ben Ruset typed: I think you can create a logoff script in your local Group Policy. I'd create the script so it does all the backup stuff that you want then run GRC's wizmo shutdown as the last command line in the script. --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
What is the advantage of wizmo over the stock shutdown.exe? As to my earlier question about the logoff script happening before or after user processes are terminated I guess no one knows, so I will have to try it find out. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 02:39 PM 4/18/2006, Ben Ruset typed: I think you can create a logoff script in your local Group Policy. I'd create the script so it does all the backup stuff that you want then run GRC's wizmo shutdown as the last command line in the script. --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
At 10:38 PM 4/18/2006, warpmedia typed: What is the advantage of wizmo over the stock shutdown.exe? One is written by MSFT the other can use the ! as an argument that forces the command such as wizmo shutdown! aka as wizmo shutdown damnit. ;-) --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
Re: [H] Running a task at shutdown in XP
At 10:38 PM 4/18/2006, warpmedia typed: As to my earlier question about the logoff script happening before or after user processes are terminated I guess no one knows, so I will have to try it find out. Excerpts from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shutdown/base/about_system_shutdown.asp All file-system buffers are flushed to the disk Logging off stops all processes associated with the security context of the process that called the exit function, logs the current user off the system http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shutdown/base/shutting_down.asp Most scripts are associated with users logging off which happens before Winders shutting down to a certain extent you can tell a script when to run with RSOP_ScriptPolicySetting http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/policy/policy/rsop_scriptpolicysetting.asp. This is not to say I wouldn't be interested in seeing what your test results yield. --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
