[python-win32] Will wmi can a command on remore host and get the return code

[Tim Golden]

siddhartha veedaluru wrote:
> I need to run a command on remote machine (may be in another domain also)
> and get the output and return code of that command or exe.
> 
> Also i need to copy file to remote machine.?
> 
> Can i achive it through wmi

I would suggest that WMI -- flexible as it undoubtedly is -- is not really
the vehicle for this kind of thing. Yes, you can run commands and get the
result:

<code>
import wmi

c = wmi.WMI () # specify other machine
pid, result = c.Win32_Process.Create (r'cmd /c dir > %TEMP%\dir.log')

</code>

but WMI isn't, of itself, a file transport mechanism. If any file-sharing
mechanism exists between the machines in question (SMB, FTP or whatever) 
then there's nothing to stop you from using WMI, either via 
Win32_Process.Create or via CIM_DataFile.Copy. But the only advantage 
this offers over simply shelling is that you can run from the remote machine, 
effectively "pulling", say, admin files from a central admin server with appropriate
credentials, rather than "pushing" out to every other machine.

TJG