Need redhat 9 to shutdown WinXP 1

[tsmi]

I have a network of about 100 redhat 9 boxes. Each one has at least 1 WinXP box connected via an additional NIC. I can remotely shutdown/reboot the linux boxes from a linux server but I would like to be able to remotely shutdown/reboot the PC connected to each Redhat box as well. I read somewhere that samba would allow me to send a net command to the PC but haven't yet found enough info to try it. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Tony

 

[ericbrunson]

You may have better luck on the Samba forum.

 

[tsmi]

Right you are, now why didn't I think of that

 

[tsmi]

Of course, I am open to a non-samba solution if one comes my way.

Tony

 

[clonny2]

you can always try installing openssh on the windows boxes and then have an expect script login and shutdown the boxes.

>---------------------------------------Lawrence Feldman
SR. QA. Engineer SNAP Appliance
lfeldman@snapappliance.com

 

[tsmi]

The answer is rather simple really. I upgraded samba from 2.7 to 3.x to get the "net" command. Next, incorporate into my site shutdown script this to be sent from each linux box to its' pc(s):

net rpc shutdown -s -I xx.xx.xx.xx -U<username>%<passwd> -f -t5

Might be useful to somebody out there...

Tony