Execute WMI script remotely 1

[theniteowl]

Hi All,
I am looking to use a VBS script to execute another VBS script on a remote server and have the results of the remote script passed back to the local one.

On the remote server I need to execute a command line utility from a DOS window and return the results.
Currently I have to take the remote desktop connect to the machine and I am looking to avoid that and get the info remotely.
If I can run a local script that executes the command line utility on the remote server and read back the returned text that would be better but I think there would be problems with remote execution and interaction without using scheduled jobs.


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[dm4ever]

You may look at PSExec.exe which is available from Microsoft...if you're simply running a remote command or need to push out at executable and execute...it may be much easier...I think it would definitely be worth looking into.

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[theniteowl]

Hmm, looks interesting but causes me a couple of problems.
First, the company frowns on any unapproved software being used. Since it is not an installed software I dont think they will notice my using it but I cant make it a readily available solution for my co-workers.

The second problem is that the context it executes under does not allow accessing mapped drives which is what the app uses to point to a file it has to act upon. I have found work arounds for this but I end up opening up a command prompt on the server and issuing multiple steps to complete the process.

It DOES work but it is much less convenient than what I was hoping to achieve. This is entirely due to my particular situation though, the PSExec program is excellent.

In my case the remote machine is logged in under a specific ID. Perhaps I can set PSExec to run in the console mode of the remote and that will clear up my other issues. Will have to test.

Thanks.

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