Re: Shutdown.exe fails when computer is locked

From: Eric Perlin [MS] (ericperl@microsoft.com)
Date: 02/24/03 

From: "Eric Perlin [MS]" <ericperl@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:42:51 -0800

C:\>shutdown -r -t 0 -m \\computername
computername: The machine is locked and can not be shut down without the
force option.(1271)

Add -f (i.e. force to your command line) 

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Eric Perlin [MS]
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"Rob" <everhart@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:01ed01c2dc07$ef8d1e80$8ef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA04...
> Hi,
>   I am trying to run "shutdown.exe -s" as a scheduled task
> on XP Home.  If I turn off the screen saver it works, but
> if the PC is locked, it doesn't shutdown, although the log
> indicates successful completion.  I read that this was a
> problem that was resolved w/WIN2K in the "ExitWindowsEx"
> function.  Does anyone know if there is a resolution for
> XP?
> Thanks,
> -Rob

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