Shutdown FortiClient with cmd

[peter123]

Hello,

I want to shutdown the FortiClient with a cmd script. So how could I automate the following?

* Right-click on the FortiClient icon on the taskbar and select Shutdown FortiClient.

Best regards

Peter

[maxs]

fortitray.exe --shutdown works however it needs to be executed in the logged-in user's session in with privileges (and the user needs to have local admin rights).

Doing this via SYSTEM(as a script) does not work.

[rtichkule]

Hello Peter,

You can use a CMD script to automate FortiClient shutdown by following these steps:

Open a text editor, such as Notepad.

Type the following command into the editor:

taskkill /im FortiClient.exe /t /f

The FortiClient process will be abruptly terminated by this command.

Use the.bat extension when saving the file.

Double-clicking the.bat file will start the script and end the FortiClient process.

[JWIM]

Hi there, should the below work for the VPN-only client? In practice it closes the console window, but the system tray and background processes persist, preventing uninstallation.

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@rtichkule wrote:

Hello Peter,

You can use a CMD script to automate FortiClient shutdown by following these steps:

Open a text editor, such as Notepad.

Type the following command into the editor:

taskkill /im FortiClient.exe /t /f

The FortiClient process will be abruptly terminated by this command.

Use the.bat extension when saving the file.

Double-clicking the.bat file will start the script and end the FortiClient process.

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