run executable on remote machine

[John Grandy]

I need to start an executable (such as a batch file) on a remote machine.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() will not start a new process on a remote
machine ...

 

[Steve Walker]

I need to start an executable (such as a batch file) on a remote machine.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() will not start a new process on a remote
machine ...

Write a listener to run on the remote machine and start the executable
locally? Use WMI?

 

[John Grandy]

Hmmmm ... well, how does something like SMS or ActiveDirectory work ? How
do they remotely invoke software installs ? (or are the installation
processes actually run on the server and just manipulate the clients?)

What is WMI? Windows Management Instrumentation?

 

[Steve Walker]

Hmmmm ... well, how does something like SMS or ActiveDirectory work ? How
do they remotely invoke software installs ? (or are the installation
processes actually run on the server and just manipulate the clients?)

Don't know, not my thing.

What is WMI? Windows Management Instrumentation?

Yep.

Http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwmi/ht
ml/mngwmi.asp

I've never really played with it, and it may have the same restrictions
on launching executables remotely as the .NET classes, but it's worth a
look.