"Windows NT/2K does not come with a built-in command-line shutdown command. However, both the Windows NT 4
and Windows 2000 Resource Kits come with shutdown, a program that you can use to shutdown local and remote computers.
PsShutdown is a clone of the Resource Kit shutdown tool, providing you the same options and ability to shutdown, and optionally reboot, local and remote Windows NT/2K systems.
Installation
Just copy
PsShutdown onto your executable path, and type
PsShutdown with command-line options defined below.
PsShutdown works on NT 4.0, and Win2K.
Usage
You can use
PsShutdown to initiate a shutdown of the local or a remote computer, or to abort an imiment shutdown.
PsShutdown v2.11 - local and remote system shutdown/lock
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usage:
psshutdown [-u Username [-p password] -r|-h|-d|-k [-t nn][-m "message"]
[-f -a | -l | -o] [\\computer]
-a Abort a shutdown (only possible while countdown is in progress)
-d Suspend the computer
-f Forces running applications to close
-h Hibernate the computer
-k Poweroff the computer (reboot if poweroff is not supported)
-l Lock the computer
-m Message to display to logged on users
-o Logoff the console user
-r Reboot after shutdown
-s Shutdown without poweroff
-t Specifies countdown in seconds until shutdown (default is 20)
-u Specifies optional user name for login to remote
computer.
-p Specifies optional password for user name. If you omit this
you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.
\\computer Shutdown the remote computer specified