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06.23.2007 at 08:33AM PDT, ID: 22653238
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using psexec to run remote DOS commands

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psexec, remote, dos, run, command

I am trying to use psexec to run remote DOS commands on a server. Unfortunately I am not permitted to copy the files I am running to the remote machine for security reasons. Therefore I have used the following command...

psexec cmd

This brings up a DOS window and if I type echo %COMPUTERNAME% then the remote machine name is correctly returned. This is fine, but when I type a batch file with the following...

psexec cmd
psexec echo %COMPUTERNAME%

Then the remote machine name is not returned, infact nothing is returned... Due to the fact I cannot remotely move files to the actual server I want to work on then Im assuming performing commands in this way is the only option available. However I cannot seem to execute multiple DOS commands. It is also necessary that I can read the output of the commands I use so that I can perform conditional processing.

If it helps I am able to use VBS scripts to perform these tasks if that provides the correct functionality... Ideally though a pure DOS solution would be great.

Thanks in advance...
Answered By: RobSampson
Expert Since: 03/06/2007
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Computer Expertise: Advanced
RobSampson has been an Expert for 1 year 10 months, during which he has posted 10027 comments and answered 2306 questions. RobSampson is just one of 1209 experts in the Windows Batch Scripting Zone. 4 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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