Executing PsExec from a Batch File.

[s9kupusa]

Good Afternoon!

I am fairly new to windows batch processing and have the following question for everyone.

Requirement: Call a Batch file XYZ on Remote Server A from Server B

I was able to successfully call the Batch file on the remote server using PsExec directly from CMD but when I encapsulate the PsExec command into a separate batch file and execute it, the process executes fine but it does not execute the target batch file on Remote Server A

Script which I used directly on my local CMD that executed the DEV_CACHE_UPDT.bat successfully.

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C:\TEST\PsExec.exe \\REMOTE-SERVER-A -u ABC -i -d cmd /c c:\MS\UPDT.bat
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cmd started on REMOTE-SERVER-A with process ID 1234
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I encapsulated the above script into a batch file by itself (TEST2.bat)

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@ECHO ON 
C:\TEST\PsExec.exe \\REMOTE-SERVER-A -u ABC -i -d cmd /c c:\MS\UPDT.bat

Called Test2.bat from CMD

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C:\Batch\Test2.bat
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cmd started on REMOTE-SERVER-A with process ID 6789
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The process runs fine but it does not execute the UPDT.bat in the REMOTE-SERVER-A

I am not sure why the script executes fine when applied directly on CMD but it does not pass the command to Remote Server A when PsExec is used in a Batch file.

Any ideas will be highly appreciated..

Thanks!

[foxidrive]

Are you launching a cmd prompt elevated to administator and then launching the batch file?
Give it a go, as a test.

Do you get prompted for a password on the remote system?

[s9kupusa]

My Bet... I forgot to include the full folder path to the Batch file. When I compared the script used on the CMD vs. in the Batch file, the Batch file was missing a folder.

It should have been:

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C:\TEST\PsExec.exe \\REMOTE-SERVER-A -u ABC -i -d cmd /c c:\MS\Batch\UPDT.bat

The PsExec works fine now

Thanks!