How to execute a dos command on multiple active directory computers?

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I need to uninstall the system center agent applications from all the computers in an active directory. Unfortunately I do not have the system center install/machine to do this, so I am hoping I can push a dos command out to all the machines in the AD - how can I do this? - I found this command works if I execute it locally from the command prompt:

msiexec /x {25097770-2B1F-49F6-AB9D-1C708B96262A} /qn /norestart

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '11 at 20:45

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Put it into a startup script and link that GPO so that all computers will process it.

answered Mar 10 '11 at 20:45

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This is what I ended up doing - a GPO login script in AD. However the psexec method looks like a nice method / tool too! – Scott Szretter Mar 12 '11 at 11:02
The psexec method needs the machines to be on. This guarantees that it's applied to all machines that you want it to be applied to. – MDMarra Mar 12 '11 at 13:34

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '11 at 22:06

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Just to add another tool, PDQ deploy (free) can also be used for things like this if you prefer a GUI interface. It'll also give you a status on which machines it has applied to as well, which can be handy.

PDQ Deploy

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '11 at 21:01

You can also use a for loop and then use psexec. For example like this:

for /f %%a in (computers.txt) do (
echo Processing command >> Logfile.txt
psexec /accepteula \\%%a -e -w C:\ %Windir%\System32\msiexec.exe /x {25097770-2B1F-49F6-AB9D-1C708B96262A} /qn /norestart >> Logfile.txt
echo Done processing command >> Logfile.txt
)

Some explantion specify in computers.txt the computers to process and Logfile.txt is a log file created.

How to execute a dos command on multiple active directory computers?

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