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Questions tagged [remote-access]

Questions about accessing a system or network from a remote computer or location. Consider using a more specific tag for your particular tool, e.g. VNC.

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Is it possible to run a batch script remotely on a Windows machine from Linux without installing ssh?

I am looking for a way in Linux to run a batch script on a remote Windows machine. I already searched some forums and the Internet and found e.g. this question. It seems that the easiest way so far is using ssh. But do Linux or Windows also offer…
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I have a programming contractor - how do I record their screen remotely?

We have a contractor working offsite. We would like to set everything up so that his screen is recorded to our Windows Server 2008 R2 machine in real time. We've been using TeamViewer, but we've run into limitations. What would you recommend? p.s.…
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How can I connect to a cisco switch via serial console cable from powershell?

I don't actually need to perform any operations on the switch. I just need to verify it's there. I have some remote servers that I need to verify have the blue serial console cable hooked up correctly. Rather than RDC into each of them and…
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Execute program on remote computer using PowerShell

How can I execute a program on a remote machine using powershell?
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Samba NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED error on Ubuntu

I set up a Samba server on Ubuntu. Everything goes fine when I allow guest access, but when I try to setup a configuration for a specific user, I receive the error below: $ smbclient //x.x.x.x/john -U john Enter john's password: Domain=[MYDOMAIN]…
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How do I launch a command on a remote computer with an invalid domain trust? (using local creds)

I intend to use WMIC to reset the trust of a machine that is remote, and off the network. All of the following variations result in an "access denied": The following works fine: net use \\patterson-e10 /user:patterson-e10\wks.admin xxx All the…
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Remotely Managing Windows machines without Active Directory

I'm the on-site tech at a remote healthcare facility with a few hundred workstations/devices and half a dozen servers. I'm having difficulty having a physical presence everywhere I'm needed. Corp. IT doesn't allow unattended remote access(RDP) and…
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Remove Server 2012 Remote Access Server

My IT director was walking me through setting up a Server 2012 VPN/RA server. We did not do this in our test environment, and now I would like to remove it. I know that when installing this server it makes domain changes such as creating group…
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Executing script remotely with "curl | bash" feedback

I'm working on a platform that uses a lot such commands: ssh login@server.com 'curl http://some_server/script.sh | bash' This is really clean and handy to execute scripts remotely, however, I don't see anyway to get the output/exit code of the…
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Why can a Domain Admin run a powershell cmd locally, but connecting over WinRM with the same account, command returns an UnauthorizedAccessException?

I'm trying to administer a Windows 7 machine remotely. I've enabled WinRM and can use Enter-PsSession to connect to the remote machine. However, I'm noticing a difference between running a particular command locally, vs running it remotely, even…
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How do I install Server Manager on Windows 8 Professional?

I have downloaded and installed Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 on my Windows 8 Enterprise machine. Online resources suggest installing RSAT should also install Server Manager GUI, but I am unable to find it. Do I need to perform…
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Use "Server Certificates" remotely in IIS

I'm using IIS Manager to remotely manage another IIS server. When I'm managing the local server, I can select the "Server Certificates" icon under IIS when I select the local server in the list to the left. However, when I select the remote server…
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How do I (robustly) remotely execute tasks on Windows workstations in a domain?

I'm not even sure if "robustly" is a word. Anyway. Context: We have a few hundred Windows 7 workstations on a LAN. We use AD/GPO management pretty heavily, but there are a lot of periodic and/or manual maintenance tasks we need to do that can't be…
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Remote login to mac

I have a Mac Mini that I would like to login remotely from a Windows XP laptop. Is this possible? What types of things do I need to do to allow remote connections from the Mac, and what type of interface will I be able to have? (Command-line…
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Remote access to Windows Server 2008

What are the tools/method to remotely access and maintain the Windows Server 2008. On Linux I am fine with the ssh, is the Remote Desktop the proper tool there? Thanks a lot Regards, STeN
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