Commerce Server won't shut down with command on NT

I need to have the Commerce server shut down using a command line argument; i.e. set-environment.bat followed by %JDK_HOME%\bin\java -classpath %WEBLOGIC_CLASSPATH% weblogic.Admin t3://localhost:7501 SHUTDOWN system mypass.
The system user and password work for the default weblogic server and with the console but not for the commerce server.
The error that occurs is "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.SecurityException: Authentication for
user system denied in realm weblogic".
The software is Weblogic Commerce Server 3.2 and Weblogic Server 5.1.0 SP6, and Java SDK 1.3 (JDK) running on Windows NT 4 SP6. The java.policy file grants all permissions and is unchanged. I did add a user in the portal demo but that is all.
I opened a case on evalnet but haven't found a solution.
The weblogic.properties file has an appropriate line
weblogic.password.system=password (it has my real password)
All of the weblogic.allow.execute.weblogic.servlet.??? properties are set to the default of system.
How else is the realm authentification set up? Where can I look for problems with the user?

Nevermind, I found the problem. The system password for my weblogic default server is meaningless for commerce server as it has its own weblogic.properties file with the system user password of "weblogic".

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There are also applications that can run in the background and don't show up in the Force Quit dialog box — but they do appear in Activity Monitor when you instruct it to list Active Processes. Some can interfere with shutdown by refusing to quit when the Shut Down command is given. If the suggestion in the preceding paragraph yields no progress, let us know what processes are active on your computer when no applications are shown in the Force Quit dialog box.

My computer won't shut down, it just restarts

my computer won't shut down, if I try to shut it down it just restarts.
If I hold the power button down on the computer face for 10 seconds it shuts down but will not restart after (the button remains unilluminated) I have to unplug it them plug it back in affterwards to start it again.
I've tried disk utility, Nortons, even restarting with command+S then typeing fsck- fy (return) as I read on one of your previous forms. but nothing seems to work, any help would be appreciated!
thank peter

First welcome to the discussions.
The first thing I would do is Repair Permissions.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607640&#607640
After reading all the reports on Norton and disruptive behavior it causes in OSX I would recommend UnInstalling it.
You might have an issue with something else causing your problem but reading through the link above and UnInstalling Norton is a good start to isolate your issue.
Cheers Don

MBP won't shut down

Hi eveyone,
I hve a MBP i7 with 8Gb Ram that won't shut down, it just hangs with the greyed cirlcle in the middle of the screen.
I have even left it on overnight and it still won't shut down unless i hold down the power key.
I have run Disk utility and Still no joy.
Any ideas what else i could try?
Thanks in advance
Steve

If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Step 1
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the timestamps of those log messages, which refer to the times when the system was booted. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the last boot time when you had the problem. Post the messages logged before the boot, while the system was unresponsive or was failing to shut down. Please include the BOOT_TIME message at the end of the log extract.
Post the log text, please, not a screenshot. If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message. When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
PLEASE DO NOT INDISCRIMINATELY DUMP THOUSANDS OF LINES FROM THE LOG INTO A MESSAGE. If you do that, I will not respond.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.
Step 2
Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the most recent one, if any. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall, spin, or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

My Macbook Pro won't shut down or restart without forcing shut down. Hangs on grey screen. iTunes not recognizing iPod.

HELP!!!
Here are the specs of my machine:
2011 13.3" MacBook Pro
4 GB Ram/320 GB HD
For the past several months my MacBook Pro refuses to shut down or restart without holding down the power button. Whenever I choose to restart or shut down the computer, it will hang on a grey screen. I have even tried letting it hang for an hour, and it still won't shut down. I notice that once in a while it will retart or shut down correctly if I had not used opened iTunes since turning it on. However, even manually closing iTunes before shutting down or restarting does not solve the problem. It seems as though it only shuts down if iTunes was not used since restarting the computer. Is this a registry error? Do I need to reinstall iTunes? I noticed this problem began happening after I uninstalled Kaspersky Virus Scanner, could that be the problem as well? Also, I cannot guarantee that the problem is only associated with iTunes. I just noticed that one of the few times it shut down or restarted correctly, iTunes coincidentally had not been used. Also, this problem started happening while I was still using Lion and has continued despite upgrading to Mountain Lion.
Also, whenever I update my iPod through iTunes, it won't eject properly, and a transparent icon of the iPod displays on the screen even after I have removed it from the USB port. Furthermore, the iPod will only be recognized by iTunes and will only be updated the first time I plug it in. After removing it and plugging it back in, it won't recognize or update the device unless I shut down and restart the computer. I have the latest addition of iTunes. I also have two iPods, one 80 GB Classic, and one 8 GB Nano, and I have the same problem with both.
I have AppleCare. Should I take my macbook to the genius bar?
Applications I normally use are Word, Safari, FireFox, iTunes, FinalDraft, Photo Booth, Notes, Mail, App Store, etc. No real heavy lifting.
Any feedback would be very much appreciated. :-)
Thank you everyone!!

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