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Funcrazy1
Hey guys I'm currently on my home network. When I try to shutdown a computer on my home network through cmd I always get a Access Denied? How could I resolve this problem?
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The_Rocker
Have you got the machines set up as a workgroup or domain?

If its a domain then you will need to have administration rights over the target machine and if its a workgroup then I beleive you need to have an account on that computer with appropriate permissions.

See article here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...27(WS.10).aspx
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Funcrazy1
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Originally Posted by The_Rocker
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Have you got the machines set up as a workgroup or domain?

If its a domain then you will need to have administration rights over the target machine and if its a workgroup then I beleive you need to have an account on that computer with appropriate permissions.

See article here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...27(WS.10).aspx

Thank you very much Rocker. I will take a look into that Thanks +rep
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Lige
If you are trying to remotely shutdown a computer, -i is not the flag you need to use.

Code:

Code: 
C:\\Users\\Andrew>shutdown /?
Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e] [/f]
    [/m \\\\computer][/t xxx][/d [p|u:]xx:yy [/c "comment"]]

    No args    Display help. This is the same as typing /?.
    /?         Display help. This is the same as not typing any options.
    /i         Display the graphical user interface (GUI).
               This must be the first option.
    /l         Log off. This cannot be used with /m or /d options.
    /s         Shutdown the computer.
    /r         Shutdown and restart the computer.
    /g         Shutdown and restart the computer. After the system is
               rebooted, restart any registered applications.
    /a         Abort a system shutdown.
               This can only be used during the time-out period.
    /p         Turn off the local computer with no time-out or warning.
               Can be used with /d and /f options.
    /h         Hibernate the local computer.
               Can be used with the /f option.
    /e         Document the reason for an unexpected shutdown of a computer.
    /m \\\\computer Specify the target computer.
    /t xxx     Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds.
               The valid range is 0-315360000 (10 years), with a default of 30.
               If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f parameter is
               implied.
    /c "comment" Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown.
               Maximum of 512 characters allowed.
    /f         Force running applications to close without forewarning users.
               The /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0 is
               specified for the /t parameter.
    /d [p|u:]xx:yy  Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown.
               p indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned.
               u indicates that the reason is user defined.
               If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown is
               unplanned.
               xx is the major reason number (positive integer less than 256).
               yy is the minor reason number (positive integer less than 65536).
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The_Rocker
Quote:

Originally Posted by GH0 View Post
If you are trying to remotely shutdown a computer, -i is not the flag you need to use.

Code:

Code: 
C:\\Users\\Andrew>shutdown /?
Usage: shutdown [/i | /l | /s | /r | /g | /a | /p | /h | /e] [/f]
    [/m \\\\computer][/t xxx][/d [p|u:]xx:yy [/c "comment"]]

    No args    Display help. This is the same as typing /?.
    /?         Display help. This is the same as not typing any options.
    /i         Display the graphical user interface (GUI).
               This must be the first option.
    /l         Log off. This cannot be used with /m or /d options.
    /s         Shutdown the computer.
    /r         Shutdown and restart the computer.
    /g         Shutdown and restart the computer. After the system is
               rebooted, restart any registered applications.
    /a         Abort a system shutdown.
               This can only be used during the time-out period.
    /p         Turn off the local computer with no time-out or warning.
               Can be used with /d and /f options.
    /h         Hibernate the local computer.
               Can be used with the /f option.
    /e         Document the reason for an unexpected shutdown of a computer.
    /m \\\\computer Specify the target computer.
    /t xxx     Set the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds.
               The valid range is 0-315360000 (10 years), with a default of 30.
               If the timeout period is greater than 0, the /f parameter is
               implied.
    /c "comment" Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown.
               Maximum of 512 characters allowed.
    /f         Force running applications to close without forewarning users.
               The /f parameter is implied when a value greater than 0 is
               specified for the /t parameter.
    /d [p|u:]xx:yy  Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown.
               p indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned.
               u indicates that the reason is user defined.
               If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown is
               unplanned.
               xx is the major reason number (positive integer less than 256).
               yy is the minor reason number (positive integer less than 65536).
"-i" Brings up a graphical user interface when you can specifiy the target computers and actions required. So yes it is an option that will work rather than simply using command line.

As I said earlier, permissions and privilages are the issue here.
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Lige
So if you think permissions or privileges are the issue answer this.

If I do the same command to a Homefileserver that I have admin access to (same usernames and passwords on both machines), I get access denied.

If I do the same command to a [email protected] server that does not have the same passwords or usernames set up, the command works fine.

If you think that permissions or privileges are the issue, why is this happening?

My computers user:
User: Admin Pass: 123

Homefileserver:
User: Admin Pass: 123

[email protected] Server
User: FOLD Pass: Folding

All users have admin rights.
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AMD+nVidia
Uac?
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Lige
In my instance, UAC is not turned on.

I don't think UAC would prompt the user for a shutdown dialog though.
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