I want to collate EventLogs from different machines onto one machine. Is there any way that this can be done non-programatically using Windows XP?
I think that there is no automatic way to do that provided by system. You could use Remote Desktop or SSH to access machines, but You will have to connect and retrieve logs from every machine manually.
Of course You can make your own program to do this for You.
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I want to start a command(cmd file) on remote windows 7/2008 hosts via rdp connection.
If it possible I want to operate from linux and python. If not - I can use windows.
So I have access to windows machines only via rdp. I have to start commands in automatically mode. What is the easiest way?
Don't.
Use WinRS, which is the proper solution for remote execution on Windows. See Using WinRS.
There are hacks to allow RDP to execute something remotely (eg. Can RDP clients launch remote applications and not desktops), they are hacks. RDP does not have remote execution facilities.
If you want a Linux client, then install an SSH server on your Windows images. If you're brave you could give OpenWSMAN a shot, but frankly I'd stick to ssh.
I am working with some applications which are located on remote windows server. In that case I need to login remotely to this machine (using remote desktop). Having two desktops (local and remote) on one monitor is uncomfortable (I need to all the time switch between them).
Is there any similar tool to xming? I will be better for me using remote applications like a local (integrated with my local desktop).
Good day Pawel.
Could you specify your situation?
1. If you need to call and retrive exit codes from windows objects(programms and etc) remotely try to use WMI
2. If you need to execute your code remotely try to use some kinds of frameworks for example Pyro(it's implemented in Python programming language)
3. in case of using file systems locally you neede to can create share on client machine and mount it in your host machine
Best Regards,
Dmitry.
Is it possible at all to obtain WMI information (within C#.NET) from an external source such as a hard drive with a Windows installation on?
I ask this because I'm making an automated diagnostic utility for A-Level Computing, and there are often times when the remote machine may not boot, so a host machine needs to connect somehow to the faulty machine to exchange information.
If this isn't possible, do you know any way in which I can achieve this effect (e.g. by booting into a minimal operating system such as Hiren's Boot and running the .NET application)
No you can't, to access the WMI the Windows OS and the WMI Service must be running in the remote machine.
You would have to wake the machine, WMI is a service, if it isnt running then you cant Query it.
Is it possible to share windows registry on remote machine? Or we can keep in synch two machines windows registry.
Please help..
Kartik
Here is an article on how to manage a remote registry. You didnt post which windows you are using, so i just assumed it was Windows XP Pro.
I dont know how to configure windows to synchronize a particular key in the registry. I reckon you could write a program to just read the remote keys and write into the local keys.
I am developing some Python programs that I'm running on a remote Ubuntu Linux server (hosted on Slicehost). I would like to work on the source in an IDE on my Windows Vista PC, and have all file modifications sent directly to the Linux box without my intervention (i.e. without having to manually SFTP the files each time I change them). What is the very easiest way I can do this?
WinSCP includes a basic remote file editor, though if you want to use a proper IDE for your development this won't be much help.
I'd suggest you run a version control system like subversion, which would allow you to write a post-commit hook to automatically rsync your code the server with each commit.
Use PuTTy and SFTPDrive.
PuTTy is an SSH client, and SFTPDrive ($39 USD) will allow you to mount your remote file system locally as a drive letter.
Install Samba and OpenVPN on the server, and OpenVPN on the client. Setup Samba to share the directory tree you're interested in, and access it over the VPN for security. Perhaps Vista has non-sucky WebDAV support by now, and you could use WebDAV over HTTPS, but it was always crap under XP.
Ben's suggestion of a local dev environment using a VM is also a winner.
You could install cygwin and then have rsync run on cron every minute.
Or you could use Netdrive to access the server via FTP like a local disk:
http://tech.xptechsupport.com/netdrive-turn-your-ftp-into-a-drive-letter.html
Or you may be able to achieve something similar using cygwin and FUSE - you can on linux, but never tried it on cygwin.
Also, would it not be easier to set up a full dev environment locally? Maybe using a virtual machine? It'll be much quicker for testing. And then you can set up a shell script to transfer the current version to the slicehost server.