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Hello!

I am runnign samba as pdc (on a debian sarge server) and have 8 XP pro clients which connect to the server. So far everythibg going dandy, but my students cant be bothered with turning off the pc when they are finished.

I need a script to shut down all the XPs @ say 21h every day. I imagine it might be a bash script, which I can then automate with a cron job.

My problem is I dont know how to reach the XP clients. They all got machine SMB accounts and static IPs, but thats as much as I know. Do I send a SIGTERM -15 to a specific service or ????

See my smb.conf file below.

Code:

# Global parameters

[global]

        workgroup = PHONETIKLABOR

        server string = %h server (Samba %v)

        map to guest = Bad User

        obey pam restrictions = Yes

        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

        passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n

        syslog = 0

        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

        max log size = 1000

        socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE

        load printers = No

        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s /bin/false -M %u

        logon script = logon.bat

        logon drive = H:

        domain logons = Yes

        os level = 65

        preferred master = Yes

        domain master = Yes

        dns proxy = No

        ldap ssl = no

        panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

        comment = All Printers

        path = /tmp

        admin users = root

        read only = No

        printable = Yes

        veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/

        browseable = No



[netlogon]

        comment =

        path = /home/netlogon

        write list = anais

        read only = Yes

        guest ok = Yes

        printable = No



[homes]

        comment = home directories

        path =

        valid users = %S

        create mask = 0600

        directory mask = 0700

        printable = No

        browseable = Yes



[projekt]

        comment = Arbeitsdaten

        path = /projekt

        write list = @forscher

        force group = forscher

        read only = Yes

        create mask = 0660

        directory mask = 0770

        printable = No

        browseable = Yes



[webserver]

        comment = webserver document root

        path = /var/www

        write list = @forscher

        force group = forscher

        read only = Yes

        create mask = 0660

        directory mask = 0770

        printable = No

        browseable = Yes

Any tip and hint is highly appreciated.

Regards: SRDPTY