How to shutdown remote Win2k8 machine using WMIC?

Question

What is the exact syntax to shutdown remote Win2k8 server using WMIC?

(The reason WMIC must be used is because the remote machine in a different NT Domain and the local machine does not have access to that domain. WMIC takes /user: and /password: parameters and auths against remote machine itself.)

These don't work:

wmic /node:10.162.x.x /user:tech1\xxxx /password:xxxx os call Shutdown

Executing (Win32_OperatingSystem)->Shutdown()

ERROR: Code = 0x8004102f Description = Invalid method Parameter(s)

Facility = WMI

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wmic /node:10.162.x.x /user:tech1\xxxx /password:xxxx os call Shutdown(1)

Verb Or Method has no input parameters.

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wmic /node:10.162.x.x /user:tech1\xxxx /password:xxxx os call Win32Shutdown(1)

Executing (Win32_OperatingSystem)->Win32Shutdown()

ERROR:

Code = 0x8004102f

Description = Invalid method Parameter(s)

Facility = WMI

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wmic /node:10.162.x.x /user:tech1\xxxx /password:xxxx path Win32_OperatingSystem call Shutdown(1)

Verb Or Method has no input parameters.

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wmic /node:10.162.x.x /user:tech1\xxxx /password:xxxx path Win32_OperatingSystem call Shutdown

Executing (Win32_OperatingSystem)->Shutdown()

ERROR: Code = 0x8004102f Description = Invalid method Parameter(s) Facility = WMI

Solution 1

I don't know why WMIC wont work, but the powershell version does work:

$cred = get-credential tech1\xxxxx
(gwmi -comp 10.162.x.x -cred $cred Win32_OperatingSystem).Shutdown()

You'll be prompted for the password, there's no way around it prompting you for the password.

Solution 2

wmic /node: "machinename" os where primary="true" call shutdown

Must have space after : Must have quotes around machinename and true

use /user:username between machinename and os if you need to authenticate

Solution 3

the 1st one but you need a space between the ipaddress and the /user:

add a where clause

something like

wmic os where "version like '%'" call win32shutdown 2

Comments

[tony roth]

any reason to not just use shutdown /m

[Andriy Volkov]

@tony: "The reason WMIC must be used is because the remote machine in a different NT Domain and the local machine does not have access to that domain. WMIC takes /user: and /password: parameters and auths against remote machine itself."

[tony roth]

gut feeling is that you'll need a where clause to qualify what your rebooting.

[tony roth]

this really is the way to go!

[Stephane]

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