Re: Shutdown.exe fails when computer is locked

From: Rob (everhart@yahoo.com)
Date: 02/24/03 

From: "Rob" <everhart@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:11:11 -0800

Eric - thanks a bunch.
-Rob
>-----Original Message-----
>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)
>
>--
>Eric Perlin [MS]
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>---
>
>"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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