In the NT world, you have to be a machine's administrator to stop/start a
service.  Running netsvc remotely requires you to be that admin, which in
some shops is a jealously defended right (rightly or wrongly I won't
debate-- it seems that the fact that you are the TSM admin and have the
BIG key to all the data is totally missed when discussing machine "admin"
rights...).

The easiest way around this is to run the script-- it will run in the
context of the security of the scheduler service which is usually an
admin, and you can always schedule an "immediate client action" to kick
off the schedules, so you don't have to wait for the query sched period.
You can also update passwords this way too-- all without you, personally
having the NT god mantle.  (AND, you don't have to rub the NT admins face
in the fact that you know how to get around the roadblock).

just my 2 cents, your mileage may vary....
lisa




Michel Engels <Michel.Engels AT DEVOTEAM DOT BE>
08/06/2001 04:33 AM
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        Subject:        Re: Stop/Restart Scheduler on NT Client



What I use is a little refresh script on my workstation which executes a
netsvc
stop/start on the different clients. My script is written for one server
only
but can easily be extended for all your clients. A little "q node" which
lists
all you known clients to a file and than execute the refresh script for
all
these servers. The thing you need to all the clients is the rights to
execute a
stop/start of a service.

The solution Alex and Juergen gave is not bad but the problem is that it
only
will be executed the next time the client contacts the server which is the
"queryschedperiod" or less. For some clients this may be too late and when
there
are network problems contacting the server (for example when the client
has two
cards and the card which communicates with TSM has problems) sometimes the
"netsvc" method is more accurate.

Hope this helps,

Michel Engels
TSM Consultant
Devteam Belgium





"Chan, Kien" <Chan_K AT CI.WICHITA.KS DOT US> on 08/02/2001 05:32:54 PM

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Subject:  Stop/Restart Scheduler on NT Client



Sir/Madam,

Can someone tell me how to stop/restart the backup scheduler on a massive
NT
clients from the server? I had more 200 clients and I updated my client
option on the server. In order for it to take effect, I have to stop and
restart the scheduler on clients. Server and clients are both running on
version 3.7.3. Is there a script I can create to do it this? Or perhaps on
the GUI windows?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


Kien Chan
Chan_k AT ci.wichita.ks DOT us <mailto:Chan_k AT ci.wichita.ks DOT us>
(316) 268-4318