Shutdown() not working correctly?

[bmckenzie]

When I tried Shutdown(0 + 4) the machine actually shutdown...this is supposed to be a forced logoff.

This is incorrect behaviour right?

Bill M.

[xcal]

Well, 0+4=4, so I'm guessing it's just doing "force" shutdown. I'd guess there's no force logoff.

[bmckenzie]

Well, 0+4=4, so I'm guessing it's just doing "force" shutdown. I'd guess there's no force logoff.

There is when you call the Win32Shutdown method through WBEM. I want to force the logoff..but I guess I can't.

I suspect this is a bug.

BMac.

[xcal]

Well, the math will be performed before the function is executed (someone correct me if I'm wrong), so it is essentially still 4. I wouldn't call it a bug, but maybe a missing feature?

[bmckenzie]

Well, the math will be performed before the function is executed (someone correct me if I'm wrong), so it is essentially still 4. I wouldn't call it a bug, but maybe a missing feature?

Of course it is still 4...I never doubted that. I showed the 0 + 4 to indicate logoff + force.

> maybe a missing feature?

Do you work for Microsoft?

Ah well...no one much cares about bugs these days...a pity.

BMac

[dandymcgee]

Have you tried just Shutdown(0)... maybe all logoffs are forced?

Edited September 6, 2007 by dandymcgee

[herewasplato]

Have you tried just Shutdown(0)... maybe all logoffs are forced?

An unsaved notepad will halt Shutdown(0) the XP SP2 system that I tested it on.

[herewasplato]

Even Run("Shutdown.exe -f") hangs if a doc is unsaved.

I suppose that you could ProcessClose all that you can and then call the logoff.

[xcal]

Do you work for Microsoft?

No... Microsoft doesn't make Autoit, which is what I'm talking about.

Of course it is still 4...I never doubted that. I showed the 0 + 4 to indicate logoff + force.

Maybe you should have been more clear from the start.

Edited September 6, 2007 by xcal

[dandymcgee]

Try this:

$i = 0
$ActiveWindows = WinList()
If $ActiveWindows[0] > 0 Then
    Do
        $i = $i + 1
        WinKill($ActiveWindows[$i])
    Until $i = $ActiveWindows[0]
EndIf
Shutdown(0)

Edited September 6, 2007 by dandymcgee

[JustinReno]

logoff plus force? It logsoff and shutdown. There is no force logoff, but the force is to force shutdown.

[bmckenzie]

logoff plus force? It logsoff and shutdown. There is no force logoff, but the force is to force shutdown.

Well that depends on how it is implemented right?

If the underlying code used Win32 calls...which gosh I don't know...why would I expect that on Windows...then:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394058.aspx

To the other poster....0 + 4 = 4 why would I need to be more explicit about that??

BMac

[herewasplato]

When I tried Shutdown(0 + 4) the machine actually shutdown...

When I tried Shutdown(0 + 4) the machine only logged me off...

...it did not shutdown.

Anybody else have a system that shuts off vs. logs off?

Edit: XP SP2

-MSP-

Edited September 7, 2007 by herewasplato

[bmckenzie]

When I tried Shutdown(0 + 4) the machine only logged me off...

...it did not shutdown.

Anybody else have a system that shuts off vs. logs off?

Edit: XP SP2

-MSP-

Interesting...I was testing this on Win2K SP4. So, I guess it may be a Win2K issue. Oh well, non-forced logoffs work for now.

BMac