Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread John Aldrich
IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I've got machines that need to reboot to finish the AVG update and short of sending out a mass email or walking to each workstation and rebooting it myself, I'm not sure how to do that.. John-AldrichTile-Tools ~ Finally,

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread lists
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx Specifically PsShutdown will do the trick. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force workstation restart IS there an easy way

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread David Minich
try cmdshutdown -i _ From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force workstation restart IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I've got machines that need

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread lists
Look around once there as you will find many helpful, timesaving remote tools. Cheers. From: Stephan Barr [mailto:stephan.b...@bdtechnology.org] On Behalf Of lists Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart http

Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread MarvinC
1. Create a simple bat file to do this. 2. Google and download EZ Execute, the GUI for psexec 3. Create a text file containing the names of those systems. 4. Load that file into the psexec gui, browse to the location of the .bat file. 5. Execute the .bat file on the remote systems to perform the

Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread James Rankin
Create a text file of target names for /f %a in (%textfile%) do shutdown -m \\%a -r -t 00 -f You can configure the switches for your needs 2009/3/26 John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I’ve got machines that need to

Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread James Rankin
Create a text file of target names for /f %a in (%textfile%) do shutdown -m \\ 2009/3/26 John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I’ve got machines that need to reboot to finish the AVG update and short of sending out a

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Glen Johnson
: Force workstation restart IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I've got machines that need to reboot to finish the AVG update and short of sending out a mass email or walking to each workstation and rebooting it myself, I'm not sure how to do

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread David Lum
Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx Specifically PsShutdown will do the trick. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread John Aldrich
workstation restart 1. Create a simple bat file to do this. 2. Google and download EZ Execute, the GUI for psexec 3. Create a text file containing the names of those systems. 4. Load that file into the psexec gui, browse to the location of the .bat file. 5. Execute the .bat file on the remote

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread John Aldrich
Yep. That ought to do it. Thanks. Even easier than the PSTools. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: David Minich [mailto:dmin...@datamovers.us] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart try cmdshutdown -i

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
Shutdown -r -f -m \\machinefile:///\\machine -t 20 From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Force workstation restart IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I've got

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Vue, Za
...@datamovers.us] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart try cmdshutdown -i From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 8:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread John Aldrich
in Windows. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart If you are admin then CMDSàshutdown /m \\computername file:///\\computername /r /t 3 /r shutdown and restart

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Vue, Za
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Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I call the following batch file reboot_the_world.CMD. @ECHO OFF REM SYNOPSIS REM REM reboot_the_world [force] action match... [ /EXCLUDE

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Gardner, Wendell
*** ret = os.Win32Shutdown(6) Next End Sub -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Force workstation restart On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM, John Aldrich

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
I am putting this in my bosses logon script right now. -Original Message- From: Gardner, Wendell [mailto:wgard...@cas.org] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Force workstation restart subroutine in vbscript to reboot: Sub

RE: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread John Aldrich
[mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Force workstation restart On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: IS there an easy way to have a server-initiated workstation restart? I call

Re: Force workstation restart

2009-03-26 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
in my (limited) experience. :-( I'll give your batchfile a shot, though... thanks. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Force workstation restart On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11