morning when i come to work i find that my server has been restarted This is
happenning often. How will I know why the server was restarted and if it was
automatically restarted or because of power failure or anyother reason?

"Jassim Rahma" <JassimRahma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> morning when i come to work i find that my server has been restarted This
> is
> happenning often. How will I know why the server was restarted and if it
> was
> automatically restarted or because of power failure or anyother reason?

Check the Event Viewer.

If you suspect a power failure, connect some ordinary PC to the same
power outlet. If its "uptime" in the morning is the same that the server's
"uptime" then you're obviously dealing with a power failure.

Jassim Rahma wrote:
> morning when i come to work i find that my server has been restarted This is
> happenning often. How will I know why the server was restarted and if it was
> automatically restarted or because of power failure or anyother reason?

I would first suspect that it is a hardware problem. Check the event
viewer and see if the "previous shutdown was unanticipated".... If that
is what you see, check for any pattern in the reboots.

I'd also log onto the server and start a shutdown. go to the point where
you can choose to shut down or restart. Does it say "restart"?

Pegasus is right about how to deduce a power failure. BTW, you *DO* have
it on a UPC, right? If not get one ASAP!!

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services