On 12/09/2011 06:47 PM, Doug Kuvaas wrote: > Here is what I am trying to do: > >>From a central server running HP-UX, I would like to shutdown multiple > Fedora PCs using a script. This in itself is not a problem. I have an > account on the machines added to the sudoers file to allow them to shut > down the systems, and connect to said systems using ssh. I can get the > systems to shut down remotely using the command ssh -t user@host "sudo > /sbin/shutdown -h now". If I run the script on the host computer it works > like I would expect. > > The problem I am running into is the host computer is typically accessed > through one of the Fedora PCs being used to shut it down. So when I run > the script, it gets to the point where it is telling the current computer > to shutdown, the script is terminated and no further systems shut down. > > I have tried changing the command to the following: > > ssh -t user@host "sudo /sbin/shutdown -h +1" but the script wants to wait > for the shutdown command to complete, which takes a minute. > > ssh -t user@host "nohup sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now&" but the command seems > to never even run (there is no nohup.out file generated) > > ssh -t user@host "echo 'sudo /sbin/shutdown -h now' | at now + 1 minute" > but the command never seems to run > > I have made another script on the target PCs that merely consists of a > sleep command followed by the shutdown command and tried the above with the > same result. I have also tried using screen but again it seems like it > doesn't work properly. > > Anyone have any ideas? --- several. 1] have a different script for each 'remote' on server, where in the remote's script does not include itself. then shutdown 'remote' being used manually. 2] have an "if not" condition which tests to see which 'remote' is calling script. this way, 'remote' would be skipped and can be shutdown mannually. 3] have a script that runs from each 'remote' for shutting down other remotes and run it in background with a shutdown after it runs. if you want a time delay, use "-t xx" where 'xx' = time delay in seconds. if you use "&", add a space between last of command and "&". *please* reply *text/plain* so i do not have to go into my email's 'trash' folder to see your reply. thank you. > Thanks --- welcome. hth. -- peace out. tc.hago, g . *please reply "plain text" only. "html text" are deleted* **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** The installation instructions stated to install Windows 2000 or better. So I installed Linux. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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