Hi Everyone,
I am looking for a tool to communicate from AIX server to Windows. The thing is taht I want to run a shell script in a AIX server to stop some services: first stop IIS service in Windows servers and then WAS in two AIX servers. I just found rdesktop but I'd like to get any other option if someone knows.
Thanks,
Isabel

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Isa M
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Hi Isabel
You could simply use openssh on windows, if you are on a recent version of windows it can be activated as a native feature. So you just have to connect via ssh from aix to your windows server and once you are authenticated you have access to the windows command shell for automation of service start and stop.

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Fabrice PLATEL
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Hi Isabel,
you might give the SSH server on Windows ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse) a try.

If you manage to log on via ssh from AIX to Windows as IIS administrative user, you might be able to stop the IIS service via an AIX shell script.
best regards,

Harald

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Harald Duvenbeck
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Hi Isabel,
Not sure if you want to go down the Ansible rabbit hole, but is a pretty handy tool and will allow you to much more in the future...

Cheers,

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Antony Steel (Red)
CTO - Belisama
Singapore
antony.steel@belisama.com.sg
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Original Message:
Sent: 8/24/2020 1:31:00 AM
From: Antony Steel
Subject: RE: AIX 7 command/tool

Hi Isabel,
Not sure if you want to go down the Ansible rabbit hole, but is a pretty handy tool and will allow you to much more in the future...

Cheers,

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Antony Steel (Red)
CTO - Belisama
Singapore
antony.steel@belisama.com.sg
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