Reboot Msgs to windoze clients

[Datanode]

Anyone know a simple way to send a reboot msg across to windows clients. Perhaps using smbclient -M in some way ;). All i want to do is just warn all windows clients connected of reboots :)

[jumpedintothefire]

Have a look at:
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=12&t=000425


;)

[Datanode]

Ta for the link but it hasn't told me anything new :(. I wanted to make a reboot script that warned all my collegues on WINNT machines that the unix box is restarting. My fault i didn't say "exactly" what i was trying to do :)

[ 26 February 2001: Message edited by: Datanode ]

[Fandelem]

that link should have helped you then.

write a script that will go to every computer name (or user) with a generic shutdown message..


echo "Server is rebooting" | smbclient -M computer#1
echo "Server is rebooting" | smbclient -M computer#2
echo "Server is rebooting" | smbclient -M computer#3
...
...
(you could write a loop if you have organized your computer names correctly ;o)


if you have no clue about usernames or computer names, you're pretty screwed. i doubt you could just broadcast it, although it would seem like a possibility.. hmm..

[Datanode]

Ta guys sorry me being silly it said press ctrl d to send so i thought the echo wasn't working