access to the command prompt (cmd) from the remote server

['chris']

hi

Is it possible to access to the command prompt (cmd) from the remote WIN2003 SP2 server?
I'd like to stop/start some services or change to startup manually on the remote hanging WIN2003 server.

[avizen9]

how abt to use remode desktop?

[cool...]

You can try accessing the shared location of the server by

start-->run -->\\\C$

so that you will get the C:\ drive of that server from therr you can move to system32 folder and access the cmd prompt.

But you will be asked for admin password of the destionation machine

[avizen9 · Accepted solution]

Hello Suresh kumar,
i beleive you will note get command prompt for remote system, it will show you your local system command prompt,

chris is looking to get remote system command prompt correct? thanks,

[Alan_152]

On the other thread, Edgar recommended "You can run psexec.exe
Download it from: http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/PsTools.zip"

I personally would install SSHD on the machine you want to run commands on, then use PuTTY to log into said machine from another desktop.

[avizen9]

hello alan,

link which you provided doesnt work, i tried on gogole and found it here below is correct one,

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx

[Edgar Zapata]

Alan added a quote mark at the end of the URL, which made the link not to work.

http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/PsTools.zip
Thanks for fixing the URL.

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi chris,

i used this page as reference for the remote cmd :

http://computer-vet.com/weblog/2008/01/28/remote-command-line-on-windows.html

mikap

[P Muralidhar Kini]

Hi chris,

Yes. You can make use of PsExec freeware tool.
http://dailycupoftech.com/2007/07/16/get-command-prompt-on-remote-system/

Regards,
Murali