Automating running command on Linux from Windows u

Question

I have a scenario where I need to run a linux shell command frequently (with different filenames) from windows. I am using PuTTY and WinSCP to do that (requires login name and password). The file is copied to a predefined folder in the linux machine through WinSCP and then the command is run from PuTTY. Is there a way by which I can automate this through a program. Ideally I would like to right click the file from windows and issue the command which would copy the file to remote machine and run the predefined command (in PuTTy) with the filename as argument.

Answer 1

You can write a TCL script and establish SSH session to that Linux machine and issue commands automatically. Check http://wiki.tcl.tk/11542 for a short tutorial.

Answer 2

Code:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace playSound
{
    class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(args[0]);

            Process amixerMediaProcess = new Process();
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.ErrorDialog = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = false;
            amixerMediaProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;

            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = string.Format("{0}","-ssh username@"+args[0]+" -pw password -m commands.txt");
            amixerMediaProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "plink.exe";
            amixerMediaProcess.Start();


            Console.Write("Presskey to continue . . . ");
            Console.ReadKey(true);
    }
}

}

Sample commands.txt:

ps

Link: https://huseyincakir.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/send-commands-to-a-remote-device-over-puttyssh-putty-send-command-from-command-line/

Answer 3

Try MtPutty, you can automate the ssh login in it. Its a great tool especially if you need to login to multiple servers many times. Try it here

Another tool worth trying is TeraTerm. Its really easy to use for the ssh automation stuff. You can get it here. But my favorite one is always MtPutty.

Answer 4

There could be security issues with common methods for auto-login. One of the most easiest ways is documented below:

• Running Putty from the Windows Command Line

And as for the part the executes the command In putty UI, Connection>SSH> there's a field for remote command.

4.17 The SSH panel

The SSH panel allows you to configure options that only apply to SSH sessions.

4.17.1 Executing a specific command on the server

In SSH, you don't have to run a general shell session on the server. Instead, you can choose to run a single specific command (such as a mail user agent, for example). If you want to do this, enter the command in the "Remote command" box. http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.53/htmldoc/Chapter4.html

in short, your answers might just as well be similar to the text below:

• let Putty run command in remote server

Answer 5

Putty usually comes with the "plink" utility.
This is essentially the "ssh" command line command implemented as a windows .exe.
It pretty well documented in the putty manual under "Using the command line tool plink".

You just need to wrap a command like:

plink root@myserver /etc/backups/do-backup.sh

in a .bat script.

Answer 6

Here is a totally out of the box solution.

1. Install AutoHotKey (ahk)
2. Map the script to a key (e.g. F9)

3. In the ahk script, a) Ftp the commands (.ksh) file to the linux machine

   b) Use plink like below. Plink should be installed if you have putty.

plink sessionname -l username -pw password test.ksh

or

plink -ssh example.com -l username -pw password test.ksh

All the steps will be performed in sequence whenever you press F9 in windows.