Remote Shutdown Windows from Linux??? 1

[bigdog0007]

I did my best to find this on another tread but I couldn't find it ... so sorry if it is a dup.

What i am trying to do is shutdown Multiple windows machines at the same time remotely from a linux box.

*Case in point* I have 20 windows computers in a school computer lab. It is 10:00 at night. To save on cooling cost I want to shut them all down so that the room will cool without AC.

I think i can work out the automation part (i.e. shutting down at 10:00 pm), but is it possible to send a command or run a script from the linux box with out installing 3rd party software on the windows machines? These are all on the same network but might not be on the same subnet (more than one lab).

In some of my research I have come across SNMP... is this a possibility?

Oh by the way ... I'm not running a GUI on the Linux box.

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[thedaver]

Why not have the windows machines run a scheduler task locally to shut themselves down?

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[Chacalinc]

using wineIQ and some windows utility may be?

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psshutdown.shtml

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;317371&sd=tech

 

[bigdog0007]

thanks for the info... do you have a link for the WineIQ ... hahaha.. i just keep getting wine tasteing software

 

[stefanwagner]

There was a bug in some windows versions, allowing the 'ping of death'.
I don't know whether this is healthy for the system.

Is there a command for shutting down windows?

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[Chacalinc]

Is there a command for shutting down windows?

yes, there is a file [tt]shutdown.exe[/tt]. It comes with the resource kit for windows. In addition you can download some utils from 3rd party:

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psshutdown.shtml