Mysterious nightly logoff/reboot - how to track

[Leozack]

Hi all - the VM I connect to running win7 has started logging off/rebooting overnight. I can't find any reason why and I've made a logoff script to log the time it happens and so far it's been 10.24pm and 10.10pm. I'm wondering if there's a way for a logoff script (or anything) to know if the system is currently logging off vs rebooting vs shutting down - but I can't think of anything to call/check that would know which operation is being applied? And of course I'd then need to find out why it's happening still (event log isn't helping me much)

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Leozack

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[Beilstwh]

Check the scheduled jobs. A server doesn't just shutdown every night unless someone told it too.

Bill
Lead Application Developer
New York State, USA

 

[Leozack]

This is win7 not a server, it's just a VM I use from a thin client. Pretty sure I checked scheduled tasks but I will try and remember to check them tomorrow. I was really wondering if anyone had anything I can add to my logoff script to get the status of the PC (logging off/restarting) etc. It never used to do this, only for the last few weeks.

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Leozack

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[hairlessupportmonkey]

The windows event logs should tell you most of whats going on.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6832/keep-track-of-why-windows-7-is-being-shutdown/

https://www.maketecheasier.com/see-pc-startup-and-shutdown-history-in-windows/

http://arnavsharma.net/windows-clients/track-windows-shutdown-using-event-logs

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[Beilstwh]

What VM software are you using?

Bill
Lead Application Developer
New York State, USA

 

[DaveInIowa]

I'll throw this out there even though it may sound ridiculous -- Is it possible you have a cleaning crew coming in that time of night unplugging something they shouldn't be in order to plug in their vacuum?

 

[Leozack]

It's VMware hosting win7 VMs and citrix connections. But don't worry about it because I lost my job now -_- First time in 13y I'll have to look for one ...

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Leozack

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[hairlessupportmonkey]

What sort of IT work are you looking for?

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[Leozack]

Right now I'm not even looking as I need to recuperate and rebuild my mental wellbeing. Not that that will pay the mortgage. But if I was looking to replicate the job it'd be 2nd line support working with clients/servers/networks/citrix etc

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Leozack

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[hairlessupportmonkey]

want to ping me your CV?

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[Leozack]

Thanks mate but I've not updated it in 14y so that's on my to-do list to make a new one after pulling myself together and taking a break! But more than happy to send it somewhere later when I have one

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Leozack

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