#1057 cannot execute C:/WINDOWS/sytem32/shutdown.exe on windows

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I cannot issue

staf "machine name" process start stderrtostdout returnstdout command C:/WINDOWS/sytem32/shutdown.exe

or

staf "machine name" process start stderrtostdout returnstdout command shutdown

on a windows host.

[David Michael Bender]

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You need to specify an option to the shutdown.exe program. If I run a command similar to yours, the system does not shutdown, but if you add the "WAIT" option, you will see that the stdout/stderr shows you the following:

$ STAF test-machine PROCESS START STDERRTOSTDOUT RETURNSTDOUT COMMAND C:/WINDOWS/system32/shutdown.exe WAIT
Response
--------
{
Return Code: 0
Key : <None>
Files : [
{
Return Code: 0
Data : Usage: E:/WINDOWS/system32/shutdown.exe [-i | -l | -s | -r |
-a] [-f] [-m \\computername] [-t xx] [-c "comment"] [-d up:xx:yy]

No args Display this message (same as -?)
-i Display GUI interface, must be the first option
-l Log off (cannot be used with -m option)
-s Shutdown the computer
-r Shutdown and restart the computer
-a Abort a system shutdown
-m \\computername Remote computer to shutdown/restart/abort
-t xx Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
-c "comment" Shutdown comment (maximum of 127 characters)
-f Forces running applications to close without war
ning
-d [u][p]:xx:yy The reason code for the shutdown
u is the user code
p is a planned shutdown code
xx is the major reason code (positive integer le
ss than 256)
yy is the minor reason code (positive integer le
ss than 65536)

}
]
}

So, if I add "PARMS -s" to the PROCESS START request, the system will shutdown (or add "PARMS -r" to shutdown and restart the machine):

$ STAF test-machine PROCESS START STDERRTOSTDOUT RETURNSTDOUT COMMAND E:/WINDOWS/system32/shutdown.exe PARMS -s
Response
--------
37

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Sorry this is a group policy issue. I just had to give certain groups of users the ability to shutdown the system.