[CDsDontBurn]

i've been trying to figure out how to use remote shutdown for other computers in my personal network through my LAN. so far in CMD i've tried:

shutdown -m \\computername

shutdown -m \\computername -s

shutdown -m \\ip address

shutdown -m \\ip address -s

now, none of these switches i've used here seem to work. RDP is enabled on the machine i would like to specifically shutdown, but it still doesn't happen. any ideas guys?

TY in advance

[temeteus82]

Try shutdown /m \\[computer] /S

[CDsDontBurn]

Originally Posted by temeteus82

Try shutdown /m \\[computer] /S

this command gives me an "access is denied" error.

the other commands i listed above don't give me anything. they just process and nothing happens.

[temeteus82]

If it gives you access is denied then it's the right command you just don't have the rights to issue remote shutdown ... You are using workgroup?? Then basically you should have identical user setuped on the remote machine, I'm not 100% sure about that but it would fall the category of MS logic in this case. If you have domain controller and you are using the domain mode then it should work straight away...

[EDIT] you can always type shutdown /h for help

[CDsDontBurn]

yes, my LAN is all on a workgroup. how do I enable the remote shutdown feature on winXP then?

[temeteus82]

Try this tool, PsShutdown
that should be able to "log" user in and start the shutdown...

[CDsDontBurn]

i don't quite understand this line

Just copy PsShutdown onto your executable path, and type psshutdown with command-line options defined below.

where is my "executable path" located at? and also the command that they are giving, i'm not sure what the rest of the command is. so far i have:

psshutdown [[\\computername

but, after that, i don't know what else to put down as the rest of the path.

[temeteus82]

well the directory where you put that exe...

Usage: psshutdown [[\\computer[,computer[,..] | @file [-u user [-p psswd]]] -s|-r|-h|-d|-k|-a|-l|-o [-f] [-c] [-t nn|h:m] [-n s] [-v nn] [-e [u|p]x:yy] [-m "message"]

Use the -u and -p switches

[CDsDontBurn]

i saw that. that whole line is confusing to me. how am i supposed to write that?

psshutdown [[\\computer -u| -p

i'm not sure.

[temeteus82]

psshutdown \\computer -u user -p psswd -s

[CDsDontBurn]

now i get a message that says

'pshutdown' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

now, after getting this, i know i'm doing something wrong.

with those files that i extracted, what was i supposed to do with them? all i did was double click on "psshutdown" file.

[temeteus82]

man that is command line tool... you use it in command prompt ...

[CDsDontBurn]

ok, i don't understand then. i typed in psshutdown \\computername -u user -p -s and when i hit enter, i got the error i quoted above.

[temeteus82]

that's odd. it should work from NT 4.0 to Vista :P
Perhaps corrupted exe..

[CDsDontBurn]

downloaded again, tried again, same thing

[temeteus82]

Hmm.. then I'm out of ideas ...

[CDsDontBurn]

alrighty then. it's no worries

[Tipstaff]

You could try dumping the files into the main Windows folder as it is a default executable path (or even Windows\System32), and see if it allows you to run it. Or, go into Control Panel | System | Advanced tab, and add a new environment variable pointing to the folder where you have PsShutdown (and the other files) in the "User Variables" section for that specific user, or under the "System Variables" section for all users.