SMS: Smsboot.exe Description and Syntax (188048)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q188048

SUMMARY

Smsboot.exe, included in the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit: Part One, 1996, restarts a remote computer that runs Windows NT Server or Windows NT Workstation.

Smsboot.exe runs on the following hardware platforms: Alpha, MIPS, x86.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a sample command line. The description of each option or switch is included below. 

   smsboot  -n:remote_computer  [-d:delay]  [-f]  [-m:"message"]  [-r]


Where:
  • -n:remote_computer specifies the NetBIOS machine name of a remote computer to restart. Note that SMSBOOT cannot restart the local computer.
  • -d:delay specifies the number of seconds before shutdown of the remote computer. The default is 30.
  • -f specifies that SMSBOOT will not wait for applications with pending changes. The default is to wait for each application with a pending change.
  • -m:"message" specifies a message to be displayed on the remote computer console. The default is "Remote shutdown initiated."
  • -r specifies that SMSBOOT will not prompt the remote computer console to restart after shutdown. The default is to prompt before restarting.
  • /? provides a usage statement.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbinfo kbsmsUtil KB188048
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