[how do i shutdown certain machines on the network?]

Hi,

Apologies if this is a thread hijack:

I have a similar, simpler situation:

Just a 2 computer network; I am admin and only user of each.

I have guest account enabled on remote computer, passwords on both; can access files on each box from each, but I get a variation of "Access is Denied" when I try to remotely shutdown the guest.

I have tried

shutdown.exe

psshutdown

poweroff.exe

and perhaps one or two more; all with similarly worded access failures.

When I try to modify the guest's "User Rights Assignment | Shut down the system" setting, I can get it to list the other computer's name temporarily, but then get a message that it can't save the local policy database, and the entry doesn't survive reboot.

When I try to get User Rights Assignment to recognize "computername\Ken Vogt" as a user, it says that object can't be found. (Which I'm beginning to believe! )

Remote Desktop works to control the guest PC; but I need a simple batch file to remotely shut down in case of overheating, power failure, etc.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Ken