script to reboot domain computers

Hi, I would like to know if anyone has a script to reboot all computers
except the Server, at 1 am on a Sunday?
This would help me so much because the workers never reboot, cause weird
errors after a while.

"Sue" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, I would like to know if anyone has a script to reboot all computers
> except the Server, at 1 am on a Sunday?
> This would help me so much because the workers never reboot, cause
> weird errors after a while.

Here are a couple of ways to do this:

- Use the Task Scheduler on your server to run a batch file that
does two things:
* It pings each PC.
* It uses shutdown.exe to reboot those than can be reached.

- Use schtasks.exe on your server to create a scheduled task
on each machine to invoke shutdown.exe at 1am each Sunday.

By the way, this is really a server issue. A server issue would be a much
better place to post this question.

"Sue" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, I would like to know if anyone has a script to reboot all computers
> except the Server, at 1 am on a Sunday?
> This would help me so much because the workers never reboot, cause
> weird errors after a while.

Please ignore my remark about where to post your question. You are, of
course, in a server-type newsgroup.

Sue <> wrote:
> Hi, I would like to know if anyone has a script to reboot all
> computers except the Server, at 1 am on a Sunday?
> This would help me so much because the workers never reboot, cause
> weird errors after a while.

In addition to Pegasus' post, check out Sysinternals psshutdown.

I'd do it nightly.

Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what is the general consensus to
reboots of servers/workstations?

We tend to leave boxes up and running for months without restarts.

Cheers
Wayne.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< hoo.com> wrote in message
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> Sue <> wrote:
>> Hi, I would like to know if anyone has a script to reboot all
>> computers except the Server, at 1 am on a Sunday?
>> This would help me so much because the workers never reboot, cause
>> weird errors after a while.
>
> In addition to Pegasus' post, check out Sysinternals psshutdown.
>
> I'd do it nightly.
>

"Wayne" <Wayne@/\/\TServices.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OoS%...
> Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what is the general consensus to
> reboots of servers/workstations?
>
> We tend to leave boxes up and running for months without restarts.
>
> Cheers
> Wayne.

This means that your machines are well-configured. If it ain't broke, don't
fix it.

Pegasus [MVP] <> wrote:
> "Wayne" <Wayne@/\/\TServices.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OoS%...
>> Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what is the general consensus
>> to reboots of servers/workstations?
>>
>> We tend to leave boxes up and running for months without restarts.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Wayne.
>
> This means that your machines are well-configured. If it ain't broke,
> don't fix it.

I disagree. I've got startup and shutdown scripts on all domain workstations
that do all sorts of things and I want them running regularly. I want to
make sure that misbehaving applications aren't hogging memory. I ask all my
users to restart before they leave the office for the day - it's easier to
remember to do the same thing every day rather than "log out M-Th, reboot
Friday."

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< hoo.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Pegasus [MVP] <> wrote:
>> "Wayne" <Wayne@/\/\TServices.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:OoS%...
>>> Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what is the general consensus
>>> to reboots of servers/workstations?
>>>
>>> We tend to leave boxes up and running for months without restarts.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Wayne.
>>
>> This means that your machines are well-configured. If it ain't broke,
>> don't fix it.
>
> I disagree. I've got startup and shutdown scripts on all domain
> workstations that do all sorts of things and I want them running
> regularly. I want to make sure that misbehaving applications aren't
> hogging memory. I ask all my users to restart before they leave the office
> for the day - it's easier to remember to do the same thing every day
> rather than "log out M-Th, reboot Friday."

Glad to see a dissenting opinion! It enhances the usefulness of these
newsgroups.

As an overall remark to the OP: Since this is not really a scripting issue,
it should be posted in a general server newsgroup. You are likely to get
more responses there.

Pegasus [MVP] <> wrote:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> < hoo.com> wrote in
> message news:...
>> Pegasus [MVP] <> wrote:
>>> "Wayne" <Wayne@/\/\TServices.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:OoS%...
>>>> Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what is the general
>>>> consensus to reboots of servers/workstations?
>>>>
>>>> We tend to leave boxes up and running for months without restarts.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Wayne.
>>>
>>> This means that your machines are well-configured. If it ain't
>>> broke, don't fix it.
>>
>> I disagree. I've got startup and shutdown scripts on all domain
>> workstations that do all sorts of things and I want them running
>> regularly. I want to make sure that misbehaving applications aren't
>> hogging memory. I ask all my users to restart before they leave the
>> office for the day - it's easier to remember to do the same thing
>> every day rather than "log out M-Th, reboot Friday."
>
> Glad to see a dissenting opinion! It enhances the usefulness of these
> newsgroups.

Keheh. You can always count on me for that; you should know that by now. ;-)
>
> As an overall remark to the OP: Since this is not really a scripting
> issue, it should be posted in a general server newsgroup. You are
> likely to get more responses there.

Ayup.