pstools (server) for Linux

[Tyler Aviss]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:06 PM, bob 295<icanprogram-sKcZck+fQKg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I have an existing piece of Windows code which calls pstools under the hood to
> do things like list processes running,  kill a specific process and then
> restart it.
>
> The process in question has moved from a Windows platform to a Linux server
> and I'm trying to plumb back the previous functionality.
>
> Certainly ssh/scp can work from the Windows side but that involves starting up
> separate processes etc. rather than using the "seamless" way it used to work.
>
> bob
>
>
> On Wednesday 26 August 2009 02:34 pm, Marcelo Cavalcante wrote:
>> Hello..
>>
>> I Didn't get it...
>>
>> What you want is transfer files from Windows to Linux/Linux to Windows
>> using ssh/scp? o.O
>> If yes, you could try WinSCP to connect to a remote Linux machine and
>> transfer your files.
>>
>> It's what you want? Forgive me if not.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
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>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:37 PM, bob 295<icanprogram-sKcZck+fQKg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > I know that ssh/scp can do all the things that Windows folks do with
>> > pstools.
>> >
>> > Nonetheless is there a Linux TCP/IP server which can allow the Windows
>> > pstools to transparently manage a remote Linux server,  in much the same
>> > way as SAMBA allows the file system to look transparent?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > bob
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I recently worked up a daemon for other purposes that would probably
suit your needs on the linux end. It's perl-based, and allows a
connection via SSL where you can execute predefined commands.


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Server-side has a configuration file like:
[global]
  ; Enable debug messages (console only right now)
  debug=1

  ; Port to listen for TCP/IP connections
  port=1234

  ; Password for connections
  password=thecakeisalie
  allow_empty_password=0
  max_children=5

[commands]
  show-motd=/bin/cat /etc/motd
  change-date=/bin/date ${DATE}

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If you were to enter the commands via SSL-telnet, it would look like
telnet -z ssl someserver
  AUTH thecakeisalie
  RUN change-date 0827110299


Assuming that windows has some form of Socket+SSL module for your
language of choice, it shouldn't be too hard to program a client for
this (the only client I have is also for Linux).
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