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Re: Shutdown 1.7-1 problem when w2k screen is locked
- From: "Wheeler, Frederick W \(Research\)" <wheeler at crd dot ge dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 10:26:40 -0400
- Subject: Re: Shutdown 1.7-1 problem when w2k screen is locked
> On Apr 29 09:27, Wheeler, Frederick W (Research) wrote:
> >
> > I have found that when I "Lock Computer" in Windows 2000 just after running "shutdown --exitex 10"
> > then the computer does not shut down. Nothing happens. The command just exits.
> >
> > When the computer is not locked, "shutdown --exitex 10" does a complete shutdown and power off.
> >
> > If I lock the computer right after running "shutdown 10" (no --exitex) then the computer does shutdown,
> > but does not power off. I get the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen. I get the same
> > behavior from "shutdown 10" even if the computer is not locked.
>
> If the Workstation is locked, you must add the -f (or --force) flag to
> force the system to shut down. At least that's documented for XP. If
> it doesn't work for 2K, I don't know how to workaround it. There's no
> such thing as an UnlockWorkstation function, AFAICS.
>
> Corinna
Using --force makes shutdown work in 2K, even if the computer is locked. I can't believe I missed that.
Thanks for pointing it out.
Thanks,
Fred Wheeler
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