Switch Off Manager
Switch Off Manager is a command
line utility that will shutdown or standby a computer based on logged on or
connected users.
In situations where you want a computer to be available to multiple remote users
but don't want them to be bothered with shutting down the computer when they are
finished using it, you can use Switch Off Manager to periodically check the
system for connected or logged on users. When no one is using the computer, it
will be shutdown or put in standby mode.
By running the utility in the Windows task scheduler you can have the utility
check your systems at a specified interval.
Documentation
You need the .NET Framework 2.0 or higher to run SwitchOffManager.
Usage:
swoffmgr [\\computer] [-l] [-s|-d|-e command [-a]] [-i domain\user[,...]]
\\computer Act on specified computer
-l Consider only logged on users
-s Suspend the computer
-d Shutdown the computer
-e Execute the specified command on the specified computer
-a Execute action ignoring logged on or connected users
-i Ignore the specified user(s)
Suspending is done by executing "rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState" at the inspected computer. As you
might know this will result in hibernating if the option
"Enable hibernation" is checked in your
Windows power options. To have the computer suspend you have two options:
- you can disable hibernation on the target computer
- you can use a custom tool on the target computer to suspend it
The latter is done by using the -e switch and specify your prefered utility. I
can recomend PsShutdown from SysInternals.
To run the utility at a certain interval in the Windows task scheduler you have
to set the Advanced options of the task:
Specify no End Date, Check Repeat task, specify the interval and set the
duration to be 23 hours and 59 minutes. This will run the task every interval
repeating indefinitely.
If you want to contact me about Switch Off Manager please write me at: feedback
at davitools.com.
Download
Click on the link below to download the Switch Off Manager.