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computing:windows:reboot [2012/05/22 12:37]
gcooper
computing:windows:reboot [2017/05/06 12:00] (current)
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 ====== Shut Down or Reboot a Windows Server ====== ====== Shut Down or Reboot a Windows Server ======
 +
 +===== From Linux =====
 +
 +:!: Use a username with admin privileges.
 +
 +:!: You will need the ''samba-common'' package installed for Ubuntu.
 +
 +  * ''sudo apt-get install samba-common''
 +
 +<file>
 +net rpc shutdown -r -f -I xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -U username
 +</file>
  
 ===== Do It Now ===== ===== Do It Now =====
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 <file> <file>
-shutdown -r+shutdown -r -t 0
 </file> </file>
  
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 http://www.wegotserved.com/2011/11/04/set-automatic-scheduled-reboots-windows-home-server-2011/ http://www.wegotserved.com/2011/11/04/set-automatic-scheduled-reboots-windows-home-server-2011/
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General**
 +
 +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot''
 +  - Use the ''SYSTEM'' **user account**
 +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges''
 +  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2008 R2''
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers**
 +
 +  - **On a schedule**
 +  - **One time**
 +
 +:!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server.
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"''
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1''
 +  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32''
 +  - Set the **Comments** to ''Reboot in 5 minutes with reason as 'Application: Maintenance (Planned)'''
 +
 +=== Windows 2012 R2 ===
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General**
 +
 +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot''
 +  - **Use** the ''SYSTEM'' user account
 +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges''
 +  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2012 R2''
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - **On a schedule**
 +  - **One time**
 +  - Set the **date and time** of the desired reboot
 +  - **Stop task if it runs longer than** ''30 minutes''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +:!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server.
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
 +
 +  - **New**
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1''
 +  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32''
 +  - **OK**
 +
 +:!: You can easily export saved tasks to be imported to other machines.
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