SQL with Manoj

1. Open RUN by pressing Windows + R keys, type powershell command and hit Enter.
 

2. Now on Powershell window first connect to the Azure VM that you want to remotely restart:

PS C:\Users\manojp> Enter-PSSession -ComputerName MyAzureVMName

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents>

3. Now try issuing the Restart command:

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents> Restart-Computer

Restart-Computer : Failed to restart the computer MyAzureVMName with the following error message: The system shutdown
cannot be initiated because there are other users logged on to the computer.
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (MyAzureVMName:String) [Restart-Computer], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RestartcomputerFailed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RestartComputerCommand

So, this gave us error as few users are still logged in, thus can’t restart the VM.

4. Let’s check who all are logged in on this VM:

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents> quser

USERNAME    SESSIONNAME    ID    STATE    IDLE TIME    LOGON TIME
charlesl         rdp-tcp#0           2      Active    1:07            12/21/2018 08:26 AM

5. Let’s try kicking users out by specifying the ID which is “2”:

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents> logoff 2

6. We will check if that user is kicked out or anybody is still remaining:

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents> quser

quser : No User exists for *
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (No User exists for *:String) [], RemoteException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

7. Let’s finally restart the VM:

[MyAzureVMName]: PS C:\Users\manojp\Documents> Restart-Computer

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