Topic: Quick shutdown

[Gert]

Is it posible to shut down e-smith from my windows client
whitout using the server-manage.
 
i am planning to use a script to shutdown both windows and e-smith

[Dan G.]

....and now for something completely different...

You _may_ be able to accomplish what you are trying to do with an HTTP bot.  Have a look at http://www.davecentral.com/projects/internetrobot/, and other projects at davecentral.com.  You would need to figure out what strings to send to the e-smith-manager, but it might just work

Dan

[Michael]

Before you're going to pay for such a program get the "Perl Cookbook" instead, download ActivePerl for free and copy some Perl script out of the book to do the job.

[Les Mikesell]

A command line ssh client is a good way to script things remotely.  The 'plink' tool that comes with the free putty.exe should work, or if you want something more unix-like you can install the tools from www.cygnus.com.   Running '/sbin/shutdown -h now'  on the server should stop it.

[Gert]

Do you know what script to copy ?

[Michael]

Assuming you're talking to me . Have a look at "20.2. Automating Form Submission" in the "Web Automation" chapter.

[Gert]

www.cygnus.com get me to www.redhat.com
can't find anything there.

I downloaded putty.exe and plink but how exacly can i shut down e-smith whit it ?

[Gert]

Got it

Somthing like.
****************************************************
use LWP::Simple;
use URI::URL;

my $url = url('http://www.perl.com/cgi-bin/cpan_mod');
$url->query_form(module => 'DB_File', readme => 1);
$content = get($url);
If you're using the POST method, create your own user agent and encode the content appropriately:

use HTTP::Request::Common qw(POST);
use LWP::UserAgent;

$ua = LWP::UserAgent->new();
my $req = POST 'http://www.perl.com/cgi-bin/cpan_mod',
               [ module => 'DB_File', readme => 1 ];
$content = $ua->request($req)->as_string;
*****************************************************
How do i get further ?
My shutdown site is at: http://Http://Linux-server/server-manager/cgi-bin/reboot

please help me, i am very new in script and programming.

[Michael]

Gert

I do not try this myself, as I don't want to shut my box down right now. But have a try with the following lines:

my $url = url('http://myE-SmithBox.mydomain.net/server-manager/cgi-bin/reboot');
$url->query_form(function => 'shutdown', action => 'Perform', state => 'perform');
$content = get($url);

[Gert]

Well, it's allmost there.(i hope)
i made a perl script like this:
***************************************
use LWP::Simple;
use URI::URL;

my $url = url(http://Linux-server/server-manager/cgi-bin/reboot);
$url->query_form(module => shutdown, action => Perform, state =>perform);

$content = get($url);
***************************************
It is opening and closing a black box very quickly.
It is connecting the right ip adresse but nothing seams to happend.
i don't get any errors.

im lost, please help

gc

[Les Mikesell]

> www.cygnus.com get me to www.redhat.com
> can't find anything there.

Oops, the site is http://www.cygwin.com these days.  Those tools may be overkill if you don't want most of the unix environment on your windows box.

> I downloaded putty.exe and plink but how exacly can i shut
> down e-smith whit it ?

First try it interactively to make sure the ssh service is enabled on the server. Use putty to connect to the server using ssh.  Log in as root - if you want to shut down at that point the command 'reboot -h' should work, or 'shutdown -h now'.   Then in a script you can use plink to send the same command.

[Gert]

Att: Les

OK, i got Putty to connect to my server, but it wont accept my root password.

What can be wrong ?

gc

[Paul Lakra]

Make sure you use 'admin' as the user name. This one caught me out.

[Norrie]

Hi folks,

I tried the plink method yesterday.  I got as far as getting plink to automatically log into the server as root but I still have to supply the (root) password.  Paul, why admin as the username?  I've never had trouble logging into e-smith as root with putty.

Anyway.  I got stuck when trying to add the public key info to e-smith to enable non-interactive log ins with putty / plink.  (See the putty site)

Anyone help?

NTB
8o)

[Paul Lakra]

Sorry - I jumped in a bit too quickly here without reading what went before. I have not played with my e-smith box for a few weeks but I remember there was some problem logging in as root. I have not got my notes with me here. If this thread is still running later I'll check when I get home.