batch file help

[glue_head]

hi there,

i am new to batch files and i'm woundering if anybody could answer my question:

i want to know if you can open a file on another computer connected to the network, i.e. open a batch file to shut down a computer on the network?

thanks andy

[DVNT1]

yes (in some conditions)

If are actually looking for a remote way to shutdown a computer then there are utilities for that too.

Let us know more about your network environment {OSes, domain or workgroup, Admin priviledges on remote machine y/n, etc...)

[glue_head]

hi there,

thanks for your reply, well i was only giving an example when i said shuting windows down, i want something that will start a file or process from the network;

something basic like

start running anything.bat (on network computer)

my computer uses xp pro

but if possible to be used on any os

win 2000
nt
win 98
so on

[SeanC]

In XP there is actually a command line utility to shutdown the PC through a batch file. Just go to a command prompt and type "shutdown /?".

It'll give you options that work with it.

W2K might have this option as well.

Sean

[vass0922]

If you want to run A executable and not just shutdown there is a small utility called 'ps' that allows for remote command execution.

Believe it is a reskit app

[DVNT1]

If you have W2K/XP then get PSEXEC from http://www.systeminternals.com/ntw2k.../pstools.shtml (they have a lot of other great tools there too). This may be what Vass was thinking of.

To use this you need appropriate rights on the remote computer.

Aother type of idea for W2K/XP is the AT.exe command. With AT.exe you can create a sceduled task on the remote PC. In particular, I use VB scipting and AT.exe to do scheduling on large groups of computers within a domain. At.exe is normally found in the %system%\system32 folder.

As for doing similar using other OSes like Win9x and NT40, I'm no longer fluent in those areas.

[Scott Tiger]

Originally posted by DVNT1
As for doing similar using other OSes like Win9x and NT40, I'm no longer fluent in those areas.

Must be nice to be able to say that. We still have a large number of Windows 95 machines in the domain I help admin.

[vass0922]

Originally posted by DVNT1
If you have W2K/XP then get PSEXEC from http://www.systeminternals.com/ntw2k.../pstools.shtml (they have a lot of other great tools there too). This may be what Vass was thinking of.

yep that was it!

I know where to find it on OUR network
where it came from I'm not always so sure

[glue_head]

thanks for the help,

i've downloaded the file from the website, but i have a problem with psexec

i have copied the file to windows\system32\

when i tried this command

psexec \\hostname cmd

the reply is

countn't access hostname
access denied

what is going on here then.

[DVNT1]

When I mentioned the "To use this you need appropriate rights on the remote computer."... the error you mentioned is a result of not having those rights to that computer over the LAN.

If you know an account name/pass on that computer then you can issue that in the command.

Example using Administrator account which has a password of MYPASS

psexec \\computer2 -u Administrator -p MYPASS c:\windows\notepad.exe