[execnet-dev] how to remotely open a program on win box?

[Mathieu Drapeau]

Yes I am currently using the other script and everything works fine.
Do you know how I can troubleshoot / debug your script?

Thanks,
Mathieu

2010/7/29 Charles Solar <charlessolar at gmail.com>

> mm, well having a python window pop up is a bit suspicious.  Maybe the
> popen io is not connecting correctly.
> Maybe before trying the advanced process spawning service I wrote up,
> try the basic 1 python instance service that is in execnet's script
> directory.
>
> Charles
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Mathieu Drapeau <matdrapeau at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Charles,
> >
> > In the source of your server script, I did change the makegateway
> definition
> > to this:
> >
> > gw = execnet.makegateway("popen//pytho=C:\Python26\python.exe")
> >
> > When I connect to the server, a python box pop and when I try to send
> basic
> > command to the server, I never receive any answers. The client just wait
> for
> > something.
> > Here is what I tried:
> >     ch = gw.remote_exec("import os; channel.send(os.getcwd())")
> >     ch.receive()
> >
> > Do you know what could cause this problem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mathieu
> >
> >
> > 2010/7/29 Mathieu Drapeau <matdrapeau at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> Hi Charles,
> >> I was able to install it finally, I needed to change the name of the
> file
> >> (which was socketserver.py and causes conflict).
> >>
> >> My problem now when I am trying to do a remote_exec, I am not able to
> >> debug what's happening in the background. Do you have an idea where/how
> I
> >> can see the trace?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Mathieu
> >>
> >>
> >> 2010/7/29 Charles Solar <charlessolar at gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> well, i would check the process list, see if pythonservice.exe is
> >>> running.  You may need to run it as admin if you are not.  Open
> >>> services.msc to make sure the service is actually installed ( named
> >>> 'python service' creatively enough).
> >>> If all that is working, then make sure you are connecting to it as a
> >>> socket gateway, not a ssh gateway.
> >>>
> >>> Another thing you may want to check, make sure you have the latest
> >>> version I posted which should have a class def for IOJoiner at the
> >>> top.  That version has a few improvements and should work better than
> >>> the first one i posted.
> >>> Also, there is a script in the execnet scripts folder called
> >>> socketservice.py or something which works similarly and might work
> >>> better for you.
> >>>
> >>> Charles
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Mathieu Drapeau <matdrapeau at gmail.com
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > Charles,
> >>> > Like you mentionned the problem was with sshd which didn't have the
> >>> > option
> >>> > to "interact with the desktop".
> >>> > This option could be enabled in the windows services panel.
> >>> > Unfortunately,
> >>> > this can only be done in Windows XP pre-SP! Since then Microsoft has
> >>> > disabled this option for security reasons.
> >>> >
> >>> > So, I decided to switch to a socket server. I did see the socket
> server
> >>> > script you posted but I am not able to make it work.
> >>> > I do install and start the server but I am not able to connect to it.
> >>> > Seems
> >>> > it is not running because when I try to stop it right after, it says
> >>> > the
> >>> > service has not been started.
> >>> >
> >>> > Do you have an updated version of your script? Do you have an idea
> why
> >>> > the
> >>> > script seems not to be running?
> >>> >
> >>> > thanks,
> >>> > Mathieu
> >>> >
> >>> > 2010/7/27 Charles Solar <charlessolar at gmail.com>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I suspect that cygwin's sshd probably operates in non-interactive
> >>> >> mode.  Check the process list on the computer, does calc.exe show
> up?
> >>> >> If so, it just means that sshd is indeed non-interactive which means
> >>> >> it will not spawn graphical windows for logged in users.  There is
> >>> >> probably some way for it to do so, but it would be a cygwin thing,
> not
> >>> >> execnet specificly =/
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Charles
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Mathieu Drapeau
> >>> >> <matdrapeau at gmail.com>
> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >> > Hi,
> >>> >> > I am trying to connect to a windows box and execute a program
> which
> >>> >> > requires
> >>> >> > the display using execnet. The windows box has cygwin installed
> >>> >> > where
> >>> >> > sshd
> >>> >> > is running.
> >>> >> > Here is a small example of what I am trying to achieve.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > # remote.py script which should open the windows calculator
> utility
> >>> >> > from subprocess import call
> >>> >> > if __name__ == '__channelexec__':
> >>> >> >     call(["calc"])
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > #code to run locally
> >>> >> > import execnet, remote
> >>> >> > gw = execnet.makegateway("ssh=%s" % WINBOX_IP)
> >>> >> > ch = gw.remote_exec (remote)
> >>> >> > ch.waitclose ()
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Looking on the screen of my windows box, I don't see any
> calculator
> >>> >> > program!
> >>> >> > Is it expected?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Thanks,
> >>> >> > Mathieu
> >>> >> >
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