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I've successfully connected to my Windows 7 desktop over wifi via Telnet from an XP Home netbook. To login, I use the following command:
telnet -l "win7desktop\win7user" win7desktop
win7user
in this case is an Administrator on win7desktop
and is also a member of the Telnet Clients Group.
The problem I have is that when I attempt to shut down win7desktop
by issuing the following command:
shutdown /s
...at the Telnet prompt, I get an Access Denied error:
Access is denied.(5)
Is it possible to shutdown a remote computer running Windows 7 via Telnet? If so, what do I need to do to get around the Access is denied error?
3You shouldn't use telnet, ever. All data, including login credentials, are sent in the clear. – Iszi – 2011-06-03T17:26:40.710
@Iszi unless you are on a closed network where that isn't an issue. – Rob – 2012-02-16T14:54:33.660
1@Rob Unless said network is just a VM environment running on your own machine, and the VM network is not communicating with the host or other systems connected to the host, I wouldn't trust any network to be absolutely "closed" - especially one where credentials are being sent in the clear. – Iszi – 2012-02-16T15:10:52.183