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Old 01-05-2006, 07:29 AM
Jerold Schulman
 
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Default Re: force logoff of xp hosts before backup job occurs

On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:06:35 -0500, "Joe" <candulj@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Greetings,
>I have Veritas Backup Software scheduled to initiate the backup job at
>2:00am.on a Windows 2000 Server.All other hosts are XP professional.
>Unfortunately I have end users who fail to log off the server before backup
>jobs occur. The backup jobs continously skipp specific files that are
>accessed and locked, while the hosts are still logged into the domain. There
>are no backup agents applicable to unlock and backup these specific files.
>Is there a script I can use to implement on the hosts at a scheduled time to
>force logging off of all xp pro hosts before backup jobs occur? TIA.
>Joe
>

See tip 0159 » Use a batch file to disconnect user sessions.
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com



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