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Q179416: No Shutdown Notification When Users Are Connected

Article: Q179416
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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If you shut down a Windows NT-based computer to which users are currently
connected, no alert is sent regarding loss of the connections to the server or
to the clients.

MORE INFORMATION
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To determine if users are connected to network shares before shutting down a
Windows NT-based computer, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Server.

3. Click Users to display all currently connected users, and then click Close.

To warn all connected users that the network shares will no longer be available,
type the following line at a command prompt

" net send /users <message> " (without the quotation marks)

where <message> is the message you want to send.

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WINNT:4.0

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