On 25-Feb-11 19:27, Steve Willoughby wrote:
Wait.
Are you trying to figure out how, on a Unix system, to read Unix system
environment variables as you're accustomed to doing on Windows?
Or are you saying you want to, from a remote Unix system, reach out to a
Windows system and see that Windows system's system environment variables?
On 25-Feb-11 18:50, Bill Allen wrote:
I apologize for not have been clear previously. What I am trying to
access are the Windows system environment variables. The same ones
that are listed out if you type the set command at a command prompt in
Windows.
There isn't a "system" set of environment variables on Unix-like
systems--there is a default "starting" set per user (although they are
configurable per-process as has already been stated).
Perhaps you want to see the set of variables for the "root" account? But
again, I have to ask what you're really trying to accomplish.
Environment variables are only such a small part of a system's
configuration, on Windows or Unix/Linux. On a Windows box, I would
probably be more interested in what's in the system registry, for
example, and on a Unix system I'd want to see what's in various
configuration files in /etc to know what's configured on that system.
Environment variables, from the point of view of a random process
running on the system, are pretty much the same on both Windows and
Unix. Where they come from, and which are "system" or "user" variables,
is quite different, and I suspect you're reaching for environment
variables out of habit but that may not ultimately be what you're really
looking for here.
Or maybe it is. If it is, step back and consider WHOSE set of variables
you really want? The root account? the account of a service that you're
interested in? The default skeleton configuration files for new users?
The environment of something you know to be running already?
All of those things are possible to look at, if you know what you're
really after and why it will help you accomplish what you need to do.
--steve
--Bill
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 03:11, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com
<mailto:alan.ga...@btinternet.com>> wrote:
"Bill Allen" <walle...@gmail.com <mailto:walle...@gmail.com>> wrote
I have times when it is useful for me to check the environment
of a user
system on our lan remotely while trouble shooting and issue with
them. Now,
this is quite easy to do while I am using a windows system via
the computer
management console.
I think we are meaning different things by "environment"?
Can you give a specific example?
However, I am trying to do this via a linux workstation
(which is joined to the domain, etc.). I cannot find a native
facility to duplicate the computer management functions, so I
thought I
would write a program to fill the need.
Anything you can do locally you can do on the remote
machine with a combination of ssh, rsh, rlogin, telnet etc.
ssh is the safest but requires a bit more admin to set it
up properly for maximum convenience.
Having got remote access its just a case of figuring out
which of the 500 or so Unix commands you need to
use to do the job... :-)
HTH,
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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