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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

Matthew van Eerde — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:40:58 GMT

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.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

Leo — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:17:04 GMT

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.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

Matthew van Eerde — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:38:30 GMT

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)

Re: Re: Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

neopay — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:37:10 GMT

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

Re: Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

Matthew van Eerde — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:59:27 GMT

How are you deploying it?

Re: Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

neopay — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:05:38 GMT

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?

Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

Matthew van Eerde — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:46:39 GMT

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

Re: VB script issue on Windows 2008

cheong — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:20:20 GMT

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