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Psexec - a script to use Psexec to copy a folder from one server to multiple PC's?
Posted on 2016-09-08
Hi guys,
I've got a script here that OdBA created for me a while back which was to execute a .msi file from a shared location on our server to multiple PC's using the Psexec command.
Here it is:
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set MachineFile=C:\Temp\machin
set LogFile=C:\Temp\machines.c
>"%LogFile%" echo "Machine","State","Errorle
for /f %%a in ('type "%MachineFile%"') do (
echo Processing %%a ...
ping.exe -4 -n 2 %%~a | find /i "TTL" >NUL
if errorlevel 1 (
>>"%LogFile%" echo "%%~a","Offline","n/a"
) else (
ECHO c:\psexec.exe \\%%~a -u Domain\Username -p Password msiexec.exe /i "\\networkservername\share
>>"%LogFile%" echo "%%~a","Online","!ErrorLev
)
)
echo Done.
Is there a way to modify this so that it can copy a folder from the server share, to a folder on PC's with different IP's?
Thanks a lot
Yashy
I've got a script here that OdBA created for me a while back which was to execute a .msi file from a shared location on our server to multiple PC's using the Psexec command.
Here it is:
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set MachineFile=C:\Temp\machin
set LogFile=C:\Temp\machines.c
>"%LogFile%" echo "Machine","State","Errorle
for /f %%a in ('type "%MachineFile%"') do (
echo Processing %%a ...
ping.exe -4 -n 2 %%~a | find /i "TTL" >NUL
if errorlevel 1 (
>>"%LogFile%" echo "%%~a","Offline","n/a"
) else (
ECHO c:\psexec.exe \\%%~a -u Domain\Username -p Password msiexec.exe /i "\\networkservername\share
>>"%LogFile%" echo "%%~a","Online","!ErrorLev
)
)
echo Done.
Is there a way to modify this so that it can copy a folder from the server share, to a folder on PC's with different IP's?
Thanks a lot
Yashy
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7 Comments
Active 3 days ago
If the script is run from a server with domain connected pc's, yes, the script can be modified to do that.
the echo command should be replaced with something like
xcopy \\server\share\folder\*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp /e
the echo command should be replaced with something like
xcopy \\server\share\folder\*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp /e
Active 2 days ago
Thank you Kimputer.
So in terms of the username/password details of the domain, will that still remain?
So in terms of the username/password details of the domain, will that still remain?
Active today
You really shouldn't place plain text passwords in a script. It's better to use runas to elevate your scirpt or place your script into the scheduler and have the run as user setting enabled.
If you have large folders, of several gigabyte or many files, I would replace xcopy with robocopy, so that you can more easily continue interrupted copies.
robocopy.exe \\server\share\folder\*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp /mir
If you have large folders, of several gigabyte or many files, I would replace xcopy with robocopy, so that you can more easily continue interrupted copies.
robocopy.exe \\server\share\folder\*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp /mir
Active 2 days ago
If I wanted to remove the username/password, can I remove this:
c:\psexec.exe \\%%~a -u Domain\Username -p Password msiexec.exe /i "\\networkservername\share
And replace it with
robocopy.exe \\server\share\folder*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp?
c:\psexec.exe \\%%~a -u Domain\Username -p Password msiexec.exe /i "\\networkservername\share
And replace it with
robocopy.exe \\server\share\folder*.* \\%%~a\c$\temp?
Active today
Yes. Even with the psexec.exe, the whole script can be placed in a scheduled tasked with the credentials as a run once task. That way the password isn't stored in plain text. I would always avoid using plain text passwords where I can.
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