Windows Remote Log in

[Jesse]

Thanks I'll check this out and also try to further clarify myself.


This is a mixture of NT 4 and Win2K Servers.  WMI may not be installed 
on all the remote systems.


We have quite a few NT domains that our servers are spread out over and 
sometimes the machine I would execute the script from would not be in 
the same Domain and need different Logon Credentials to access the 
remote machine. We don't have control over this our primary 
responsibility is for the applications that reside on these servers.  We 
have Administrator Access to the servers but not complete control on how 
they are setup.  Ahhh the wonderful Politics of Big Business.

Often certian services for the applications we maintain will need to be 
restarted on these remote machines.  I've found a way to this this with 
a Python Module called WService.  In the App I'm making that will reside 
on the clients machine they will enter a server name or ip address and 
click a button that will restart the req'd service.  As long as we are 
in the same NT Domain no big deal, but not all servers are in the same 
domain and we use different accounts to access them.

What I need is some way for user to enter the proper credentials so 
Python could restart the service on the remote machine.

If this isn't making sense please disregard and I'll move on to 
something a bit easier.


Tim Golden wrote:

> From: Jesse [mailto:redrumjack at hotmail.com]
> 
> 
>>I guess it is how can I have a user enter their NT Domain Authentication 
>>and the script use it to log into NT Domains the computer it is running 
>>on it not a member of.
> 
> 
> I have the impression that you're not 100% clear on how you might be
> doing these remote operations. Do you envisage remotely "typing in"
> usernames and passwords, and then remotely "opening up dialogs and
> pressing buttons"? If so, you're a bit off beam (and a not atypical
> NT Administrator). If not, then I apologise. (Actually, I apologise
> anyway; it was a bit rude).
> 
> I suggest you have a look at WMI. 
> 
> Pick up the module from:
> 
> http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi.html
> 
> and have a look at some of the examples in:
> 
> http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi_cookbook.html
> 
> Try using it without any particular security qualifiers
> first; if you really need an explicit log on (you probably
> won't if you're a Domain Admin and using your own or a 
> trusted domain) then you can specify an explicit wmi 
> moniker in the constructor.
> 
> TJG
> 
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