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03-15-2006

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Getting one script to run on multiple boxes

I have a script that generates an output file after pulling data from a local DB on one of my boxes. There are other nearly-identical boxes on the network, each with their own local DB, and I'd like to run the script there too. Copying the script to each box and then running them individually works, but it is a bit tedious. Wondering how to automate?

Ideally, I'd like to execute *one* script on *one* box to collect the info from all of the boxes. My first idea was to have the script remotely connect to each of the other boxes' DBs, but that's not going so well... The other choices I am considering are:

* One script that executes it code on a series of remote boxes. How can that be done?

* Copy the script to each box, and use a "kick-off" script that tells each of the remote boxes to execute a local script. How can that be done?

I am looking into rexec and rshell, but I currently know nothing about these commands. I should probably mention that I can rsh to any of the remote boxes without challenge (the same user exists on all boxes).

Finally, any advice on how to transfer remote output files back to the box that ran the "kick-off" script? Look into rcopy or ftp?

Thanks for your guidance!

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script

script(1)							   User Commands							 script(1)

NAME

       script - make record of a terminal session

SYNOPSIS

       script [-a] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

       The  script  utility  makes a record of everything printed on your screen. The record is written to filename. If no file name is given, the
       record is saved in the file typescript. See WARNINGS.

       The script command forks and creates a sub-shell, according to the value of $SHELL, and records the text from this session. The script ends
       when the forked shell exits or when Control-d is typed.

OPTIONS

       The following option is supported:

       -a	Appends the session record to filename, rather than overwriting it.

NOTES

       script places everything that appears on the screen in filename, including prompts.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |CSI			     |Enabled			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

WARNINGS

       script  can  pose  a  security risk when used in directories that are writable by other users (for example, /tmp), especially when run by a
       privileged user, that is, root. Be sure that typescript is not a link before running script.

SunOS 5.10							    30 Jan 2004 							 script(1)