Run Batch File on Remote PC

CobKen · Post by **CobKen** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 7:49 am

I'm using HM to monitor Domino Servers. When a test finds that the domino server is hung I want HM to reboot the box. Since the built in reboot utility performs a hard reboot, i'd like HM to run a batch file on the remote pc that will bring down the domino server before rebooting. I've tried using the "Execute External Program" Action w/o any luck - it will run a program on the monitoring machine, but not the remote machine.

Any and all help will be appreciated.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Nov 12, 2002 4:02 pm

I think you can try freeware utility from Sysinternals: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml

Regards
Alex

jricha34 · Post by **jricha34** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 8:36 am

Or if you have the resource kit, install RCMD. It is the same as PSEXEC only it doesn't install the service each time it is run, the service is always just sitting there.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 3:34 am

Be aware with RCMD. There is no security checking using RCMD!

jricha34 · Post by **jricha34** » Wed Nov 27, 2002 3:33 pm

Sure there is... You are connected as your user ID which has a security context.

What specifically do you mean?

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Thu Nov 28, 2002 2:25 am

You are connected as 'system account', which impersonates your account.

this means anyone with 'interactive logon privileges' can connect to your server using rcmd and only ntfs permissions will restrict the user (on file level).

By default this means everyone on W2K professional and administrators on servers.

This may have some unwanted side effects if you are not fully in control of the server. Most save way is to set the service on manual, so you have to start the service first (admin only) before you can use it.

dnribbles · Post by **dnribbles** » Sun Dec 01, 2002 11:07 pm

Isn't hostmonitor supposed to be able to kick someting off on a remote server...