shutdown windows from linux

diffuser78@gmail.com wrote:
> windows do have shutdown command, but how do i remotely send this to
> the windows box from linux box. SSH works only on linux (as far as my
> knowledge goes..i am a newbie) .
>
> Eveyr help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks

I suggest you use programming. Create a winsock executable using
VB(.NET) or C++ that listens to a particular port on your windows
machine. From Linux, using Perl or C/C++, send a message to the port.
As soon as the .exe on Windows receives the message, it invokes
shutdown through command-line shell or API. Thats my first guess.

Chirag Shukla.

"htgin" <chiragshuklaindia@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I suggest you use programming. Create a winsock executable using
> VB(.NET) or C++ that listens to a particular port on your windows
> machine. From Linux, using Perl or C/C++, send a message to the port.

Why not use Perl on the windows machine?

This didnt work !!!


ynotssor wrote:
> <diffuser78@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> > I want a utility like net rpc or something like that which would just
> > shutdown rather than doing remote desktop.
> >
> > Every help is appreciated.
>
> I believe (but am not certain) that the installation of
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsShutdown.html in your default
> "%PATH%" on the MSbox will allow the invocation of "rsh -l username MSbox
> psshutdown ${options}" from Linux if the proper services are running on the
> MSbox to enable the remote connection. You should be very mindful of the
> fact that any information would be transported as plain ASCII text and
> viewable by others on the network if the topology allows them to sample the
> data stream.

<diffuser78@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> This didnt work !!!

Did you have the remote access services enables on the M$ box?

I tink yes. I went to control panel, administratove control and over
there I enabled it.

am i missing on something ?


ynotssor wrote:
> <diffuser78@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1147447685.187355.254560@d71g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com
>
> > This didnt work !!!
>
> Did you have the remote access services enables on the M$ box?

"Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote in message
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>
>> Please consider using something a bit more secure like
>> ssh & sshd with NO plain text passwords, NO empty passwords,
>
> ssh with plain text passwords are passed over the wire encrypted. Not sure
> at all why you are against them.
>
>
>> and a full digital key exchange. (DSA or RSA2)
>
>> OR, you'll be wondering why your systems keep rebooting
>> themselves at random times ... :-(
>
>>Enjoy,
>>Postmaster
>
>
Unruh,

Oops.. You're right. I specified the wrong variable.

Should have said:
PermitEmptyPasswords no
PasswordAuthentication no

The basic idea is to only permit digital key exchanges. No way
for anyone to even try textual passwords at all.

Enjoy,
Postmaster