VB script issue on Windows 2008 | Tech Off

neopay

Can anyone explain to me why vbscript does not run on Windows server 2008.

cheers

cheong

Try "cscript <yourfile>.vbs"... Or is that you can't get something work?

Matthew van Eerde
AKA Maurits

Where are you running VBScript - as a scheduled task, in IE, etc.?

neopay

In reply to Matthew van Eerde

#Nov 11th, 2008 @ 12:46 PM

I am trying to deploy a vbscript on a remote machine running on windows 2008. and i get permission denied, even if i am using administrator account which is the same administrator password in the remote machine.

does anyone has an idea, or workaround on this?

Matthew van Eerde
AKA Maurits

In reply to neopay

#Nov 12th, 2008 @ 7:05 AM

How are you deploying it?

neopay

In reply to Matthew van Eerde

#Nov 12th, 2008 @ 8:59 AM

by using this script;

Dim objController, objRemoteScript, objFSO
Dim objTSIn, objTSOut, strComputer

'Create objects
Set objController = CreateObject("WshController")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

  'Deploy script to remote computer
        strComputer = "remotemachine"
        WScript.Echo strComputer & ": Deploying at " & Now
        Set objRemoteScript = objController.CreateScript( _
        "C:\test.vbs", strComputer)
        WScript.ConnectObject objRemoteScript, "remote_"
        objRemoteScript.Execute

Do Until objRemoteScript.Status = 2 ' 1 is running, 2 is done.

                WScript.Echo "."
                WScript.Sleep 1000
        Loop

objTSOut.WriteLine strComputer & ": Completed at " & Now
Set objRemoteScript = Nothing

Matthew van Eerde
AKA Maurits

In reply to neopay

#Nov 12th, 2008 @ 10:37 AM

Which line is failing?

If you'd like to take this to a more responsive medium you can email me at (mateer at microsoft dot com) or IM me at (mvaneerde at hotmail dot com)

LeoW
Leo

In reply to Matthew van Eerde

#Nov 12th, 2008 @ 12:38 PM

Matthew, could you please post the solution? I'm having the same problem between two computers on the same domain, regardless of the OS (XP or Win Server). I'm getting "Permission denied" on .CreateScript, although I'm a local admin on both machines and have no problems running a vbscript directly on the "remote" box. I tried to use WMI with "Win32_Process" to run the script, but that failed too with error 8. I can start Notepad on the remote box using either method without any problems.

Matthew van Eerde
AKA Maurits

In reply to LeoW

#Dec 1st, 2008 @ 1:17 PM

A first troubleshooting step is to download DCOMTest and get it working.

If DCOMTest isn't working, VBScript remote execution won't work.

If DCOMTest is working, but VBScript still is failing the .CreateScript call, make sure to set the "allow remote administration exception" group policy under gpedit.msc | computer configuration\administrative templates\network\network connections\standard profile\windows firewall, and set the appropriate IP range (or * if you're just trying to get things to work... remember to lock it down afterwards)

Once .CreateScript is working, you can use the objRemoteScript.Error object to troubleshoot issues during the actual running of the script.