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AD000001799
Posts:0
 | | 03/08/2007 3:14 AM |
| Unfortunately, it was not brought to light until now that
our WSUS server was reporting some issues with about 175 workstations in our
company. As a result, these workstations have not been receiving patches and
more importantly the DST patch. The problem resolves around some sort of
corruption of certain DLLs that control the Automatic Update process. I can
easily write a startup script to resolve this, however I need the workstations
to reboot. Tonight.
Is there a method to schedule workstations to reboot through
a GPO?
Thanks,
~Ben | | | |
| EZiots
Posts:32
| | 03/08/2007 3:17 AM |
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why not just use psexec a batch file with psshutdown and
the at command to do the shutdown or have a scheduled task from your machine and
a text file of the systems to have them do the reboot after hours.
Z
Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan
Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I,M.E,CCA,Network+, Security + email:eziots@lifespan.org cell:401-639-3505
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of WATSON,
BENSent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:15 PMTo:
ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir] Schedule
Workstations to Reboot
Unfortunately, it was not brought to light until now that our
WSUS server was reporting some issues with about 175 workstations in our
company. As a result, these workstations have not been receiving patches
and more importantly the DST patch. The problem resolves around some sort
of corruption of certain DLLs that control the Automatic Update
process. I can easily write a startup script to resolve this, however I
need the workstations to reboot. Tonight.
Is there a method to schedule workstations to reboot through
a GPO?
Thanks,
~Ben | | | |
| AD000001799
Posts:0
| | 03/08/2007 3:27 AM |
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Good idea on using psexec with
psshutdown. I’ll work on that right now. Thanks for the tip Edward.
Thanks,
~Ben
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ziots, Edward
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:18 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Schedule Workstations to Reboot
why not just use psexec a batch file with psshutdown and the at
command to do the shutdown or have a scheduled task from your machine and a
text file of the systems to have them do the reboot after hours.
Z
Edward E.
Ziots
Network
Engineer
Lifespan
Organization
MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I,M.E,CCA,Network+,
Security +
email:eziots@lifespan.org
cell:401-639-3505
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of WATSON, BEN
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:15 PM
To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: [ActiveDir] Schedule Workstations to Reboot
Unfortunately, it was not brought to light until now that
our WSUS server was reporting some issues with about 175 workstations in our
company. As a result, these workstations have not been receiving patches
and more importantly the DST patch. The problem resolves around some sort
of corruption of certain DLLs that control the Automatic Update
process. I can easily write a startup script to resolve this, however I
need the workstations to reboot. Tonight.
Is there a method to schedule workstations to reboot through
a GPO?
Thanks,
~Ben | | | |
| EZiots
Posts:32
| | 03/08/2007 3:29 AM |
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NO problem, its how I usually do all my shutdowns, I send
them a nice little message also, so they know its me, and dont call the
helpdesk.
Z
Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan
Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I,M.E,CCA,Network+, Security + email:eziots@lifespan.org cell:401-639-3505
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of WATSON,
BENSent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:27 PMTo:
ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir] Schedule
Workstations to Reboot
Good idea on using psexec with
psshutdown. I’ll work on that right now. Thanks for the tip
Edward.
Thanks,
~Ben
From:
ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org]
On Behalf Of Ziots, EdwardSent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:18
PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: RE: [ActiveDir]
Schedule Workstations to Reboot
why not
just use psexec a batch file with psshutdown and the at command to do the
shutdown or have a scheduled task from your machine and a text file of the
systems to have them do the reboot after hours.
Z
Edward E.
Ziots Network
Engineer Lifespan
Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I,M.E,CCA,Network+,
Security + email:eziots@lifespan.org
cell:401-639-3505
From:
ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org]
On Behalf Of WATSON, BENSent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:15
PMTo: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.orgSubject: [ActiveDir]
Schedule Workstations to Reboot
Unfortunately, it was not brought to light until now that our
WSUS server was reporting some issues with about 175 workstations in our
company. As a result, these workstations have not been receiving patches
and more importantly the DST patch. The problem resolves around some sort
of corruption of certain DLLs that control the Automatic Update
process. I can easily write a startup script to resolve this, however I
need the workstations to reboot. Tonight.
Is there a method to schedule workstations to reboot through
a GPO?
Thanks,
~Ben | | | |
| darren
Posts:180
| | 03/08/2007 4:05 AM |
| | The best you can do with GP is to write a VBS script that sets up a task scheduler job to do the shutdown at a specific time and then deliver that script via startup script. However, deliver of the script in the first place will require a reboot before the script will be run. Darren"WATSON, BEN" wrote: Unfortunately, it was not brought to light until now that our WSUS server was reporting some issues with about 175 workstations in our company. As a result, these workstations have not been receiving patches and more importantly the DST patch. The problem resolves around some sort of corruption of certain DLLs that control the Automatic Update process. I can easily write a startup script to resolve this, however I need the workstations to reboot. Tonight. Is there a method to schedule workstations to reboot through a GPO? Thanks, ~Ben | | | |
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