On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 5:18:53 AM UTC-7, Peter Otten wrote: > Pythonista wrote: > > > Hello There: > > > > I am using Python 2.7.6 and Paramiko module (on a Linux server) to connect > > to a Windows server and send some commands and get output. I have a > > connect function which takes IP, username and password of the remote > > Windows server and I get an sshobj when that happens. How do I use it to > > send remote calls is my question? > > > > If it were a local system, I would just say "os.system" but not sure about > > the remote calls. Can someone help? > > > > My code looks like below: sys.path.append("/home/me/code") > > > > import libs.ssh_connect as ssh > > ssh_obj = ssh.new_conn(IP, username, password) > > > > stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_obj.exec_command("dir") #since the remote > > system I am SSHing into is Windows. > > > > my "new_conn" looks like this: > > > > import paramiko > > def new_conn(IP, username, password): > > ssh_obj = paramiko.SSHClient() > > ssh_conn.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy()) > > ssh_conn.connect(IP, username, password), timeout=30) > > return ssh_obj > > > > > > if I replaced "dir" with "ipconfig" it works fine. I wonder how I can make > > "dir" work - or for that matter.. with "cd /path/to/dir"? > > > dir is an internal command of the windows shell. Try > > ssh_obj.exec_command("cmd /c dir") > > This will execute the dir command and then close the shell. > > cd is also internal, but I don't think it makes sense to invoke it and then > close the shell... > > > > I know for paramiko's ssh connection to work, i need cygwin installed on a > > Windows. Objective is to run commands remotely from a Linux to a Windows > > server and then process the output again on Linux server or on Windows > > itself. > > > > I am confused because, "ipconfig" sent from Linux to Windows using > > "ssh_obj.exec_command("ipconfig")" works but not > > "ssh_obj.exec_command("dir")" - tried giving the path like "cd > > C:\Users\Administrator" for cmd or "cd C:" followed by "cd > > Users/Administrator" like in Cygwin. Neither of them work.
Thanks Peter but I got no output from your suggestion either.! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list