Review:Software
forget about 8.3 limitations!) in the
tory on a remote computer as a share
/printer indicates that the printer
same directory as the files to change.
and even lets you assign the standard
namespace should be used. To share
Now issue the following command in
share controls to that share. Its sim
the printer named Optra SC 1275 as
that same directory:
plest use is:
FastColour on the server TURING use:
MUNGE names change.script *.HTM
RMTSHARE \\SERVER\SHARENAME=:
RMTSHARE \\TURING\Optra SC 1275"=
\
FastColour /printer
MUNGE will run through every
HTM file in the current directory (and
So
to
share
D:\My
Docu
To review the shares on a remote
those below, if you specify the r com
ments\Public on the server \\TUR
server, RMTSHARE with just a server
mand) and change each occurrence of
ING as Public use:
name as an argument lists all the
HTM in the file to HTML.
shares on the server, in the same way
RMTSHARE \\TURING\Public="D:\My Docu
as NET VIEW \\SERVERNAME will.
RMTSHARE
ments\Public"
How many times have you wanted
Remote Access Solutions
to get to a particular directory on a
To set user permissions use the
remote server, but been frustrated be
grant keyword. The syntax is of the
The Resource Kit has several solu
cause that directory is not shared or a
form:
tions for remote administration of NT
subdirectory of an existing share?
servers, some of which overlap in
RMTSHARE \\SERVER\SHARENAME /grant
RMTSHARE lets you specify a direc
:
functionality.
REMOTE
RMTSHARE uses its own set of
one character symbols to represent
REMOTE has been in the Resource
share permissions, being the initial let
Kit since the days of NT 3.1, and pro
ters of read, change, full control and
vides a bare bones command line on
none (No Access). To give read only
another computer. It works in a client
permission to the share Enigma on
server fashion, the same binary doing
TURING to user account HilbertD,
duty as both server and client depend
use:
ing on which parameter it was started
with.
RMTSHARE \\TURING\ENIGMA /grant Hilbe
REMOTE /S
rtD:r
tag> starts a server on one computer,
and REMOTE /C
To share a printer, the syntax used
connects to whatever
is similar to that used to share a part of
mand> spawned on the first computer.
Figure 2 REMOTE running
the file system, except that no drive
The value of is usually a
as client.
letter or path is used, and the switch
shell, such as CMD.EXE. In this exam
ple I went to the computer WINS01
and typed:
[C:\NTReskit]rsetup \\WINS01
RSETUP 2.03 @1996 98. Written by Christophe Robert Microsoft.
REMOTE /S CMD.EXE PCNA
Connecting to registry of \\WINS01 ...
Checking existence of service RCONSVC ...
Copying file RCLIENT.EXE ...
in order to start the remote server run
Copying file RCONMODE.EXE ...
ning an instance of CMD.EXE with the
Copying file RCONMSG.DLL ...
ID tag PCNA. I then went to a work
Copying file RCONSTAT.EXE ...
station and typed:
Copying file RCONSVC.EXE ...
Copying file RCRUNCMD.EXE ...
REMOTE /C WINS01 PCNA
Copying file RSETUP.EXE ...
Opening Service Control Manager ...
Installing Remote Console Service ...
which connected me to the session I
Registering Remote Console service event sources ...
had started on WINS01. This gave me
Getting domain information ...
a console window onto WINS01 (see
Finding PDC for domain CSI TUS ...
Figure 2). To quit either a server or a
Found PDC \\WINS01 ...
client session, use Control Break.
Adding local group RConsole Users on \\WINS01 ...
Setting privilege Log on as a batch job ...
One nice thing about REMOTE is
Remote Console has been successfully installed on \\WINS01.
that the session on the server is pre
Starting service RCONSVC on \\WINS01 .... started.
served no matter how many times the
client disconnects and reconnects.
However, REMOTE is rather primi
Figure 3 RSETUP in action.
tive, in that it simply redirects Stand
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