Remotley Shutting down a computer, access denied?

Energize · 4 Feb 2006 at 19:45

I have tried to shutdown computers on my network but everytime I try it just says access is denied. I go into ms dos and type shutdown.exe -i then I add the computers I want to shutdown but when I do it will only shut the local comuter down, it says access denied next to all the other pcs. :confused:

I have an administrator account "ash" on all the pcs on the network so why does it says access denied?

Energize · 4 Feb 2006 at 22:10

Anyone?

benjo plz. · 4 Feb 2006 at 22:17

You'll need to either be logged on as administrator (and the other computers need to have the same administrator password, or you need to have an account with administrator priviledges on all the other computers with the same username and password as yours.

acantril · 4 Feb 2006 at 22:20

net use \\pcname\ipc$
login with admin username and password

then use shutdown command.

Energize · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:51

acantril said:
net use \\pcname\ipc$
login with admin username and password

then use shutdown command.

Still says access denied

Sigh why cant microsoft make just 1 thing that works properly.

benjo plz. · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:53

It works fine. You just need to use a user account that exists on the pc that you're on and the client pc.

Energize · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:56

Ive been doing that from the start. Ive tried it with the administrator logon and another account. Another thing is when I try to add computers in the -i window and goto browse it always says the directory service is currently unavalible.

benjo plz. · 5 Feb 2006 at 20:58

? does the Administrator account have the same password on both machines?

You'll want to use Shutdown -m \\pcname -s -f -t 0

Richard Slater · 6 Feb 2006 at 07:27

Energize said:
goto browse it always says the directory service is currently unavalible.

That would be because that particuarl browse button launches the active directory query tool, however you don't have Active Directory installed because you are on a small network using simple file sharing.

The browse button shouldn't make a difference, you don't need AD to use the shutdown tool remotely.

Skilldibop · 7 Feb 2006 at 11:16

you can telnet the other PC and shut it down. enable telnet and then log in with the administrative account when propmted then you can run the win32 shutdown commands.

benjo plz. · 7 Feb 2006 at 16:55

His having trouble with shutdown.exe and you go and suggest telnet?

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