Shut down remote Windows computer

Hi!

I'm new to Indigo/Python/Applescripts, just converted from HomeSeer. In HS I could shut down a remote windows-computers by running "shutdown.exe -s -f -t 0 -m \\<computer name>" on the lokal HS-computer (Windows).

I have installed Samba on the Indigo computer and can run "net rpc shutdown -I 192.168.123.13 -U <PC-USER>%<PC-PSW>" in Terminal to shut down the remote computer but how do I use this in a script?

Or is there another way to use scripting (or plugin) to do this from Indigo?

Best regards, L

[jay (support)]

The following AppleScript should work:

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tell application "Finder" of machine "eppc://192.168.123.13"
   using terms from application "Finder"
      shut down
   end using terms from
end tell

You'll want to run it once manually - it'll prompt you for authentication from the other Mac but it can save that to the Keychain which (I think) will avoid the dialog in subsequent runs.

Thanks, but the other computer is still a windows machine

L

[jay (support)]

OH - sorry, guess I didn't read closely enough.

You can execute that shell command thusly in AppleScript:

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do shell script "net rpc shutdown -I 192.168.123.13 -U <PC-USER>%<PC-PSW>"

Nothing happens What could be wrong? "net rpc shutdown -I 192.168.123.13 -U <PC-USER>%<PC-PSW>" works from Terminal but w/ do shell script "net rpc shutdown -I 192.168.123.13 -U <PC-USER>%<PC-PSW>" in an embedded applescript nothing happens.

EDIT: I get this when I run it:
"sh: net: command not found"

/L

[matt (support)]

Use the full (absolute) path to the net executable. I'm not sure what that is, but "which net" from the Terminal will probably show it for you.

Works!!
Love the support! Migrating from HomeSeer looks like a no brainer w/ the help from the forum.

//L

I'll be looking at adding this to my control pages - I have WOL for my PC, but shutdown for my windows server (which is essentially headless) would be cool.

Works great, but you will have to install Samba (OSx version of Samba does not work).

Configure PC
Install Homebrew on Mac (don't forget "brew doctor" in the end)
Install Samba on Mac (Terminal): "brew install samba"

//L