====== 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 =====

Reboot the local machine now:

<file>
shutdown -r -t 0
</file>

Shutdown now showing a dialog box with a timer (in seconds):

<file>
shutdown -s -t 60
</file>

With a timer and a message:

<file>
shutdown -s -t 120 -c "Please save your work immediately because the server is being rebooted!"
</file>

Shutdown another computer in your domain:

<file>
shutdown -s -m \\computername -t 10
</file>

Cancel a shutdown:
<file>

shutdown -a
</file>

===== Do It Later =====

==== Using the 'at' Command ====

Download and extract the [[http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/PsTools.zip|PsTools]] package from SysInternals (now Microsoft).  We extract the zip archive into ''C:\Support\PsTools\'' as a convention.

Use the 'at' command to schedule a one-off reboot:

<file>
at 2:00am c:\support\pstools\psshutdown.exe -r -f -c -t 10
</file>

or shutdown:

<file>
at 2:00am c:\support\pstools\psshutdown.exe -s -f -c -t 10
</file> 

Where:

<file>
-s: Shutdown windows server
-r: Reboot windows server
-f: Forces all running application to exit
-c: Allow the shutdown to be canceled user
-t: Specifies the countdown in seconds until the shutdown
</file>

==== Using the Task Scheduler ====

=== Windows 2003/2008 ===

http://www.itbox4vn.com/2011/05/how-to-schedule-windows-server-20032008.html

=== Windows 2008 R2 ===

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.