I have created a SAM Template using the Windows Script Monitor Component running VBScript against a windows server.
Here is the code:
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
counter = 0
Set objScriptExec = objShell.Exec("C:\psexec\pstools\psexec.exe \\${IP} -u ${USER} -p ${PASSWORD} -accepteula netstat -an")
Do While Not objScriptExec.StdOut.AtEndOfStream
results = objScriptExec.StdOut.ReadLine() if instr(results, "TIME_WAIT")>0 then counter = counter + 1 end if
Loop
msg = ""
Do While Not objScriptExec.StdErr.AtEndOfStream
msg = msg & objScriptExec.StdErr.ReadLine()
Loop
wscript.echo "Message: " & msg
wscript.echo "Statistic: " & counter
The purpose of the code is to execute netstat on the target server which we are monitoring and count the number of "TIME_WAIT" connections exist and return the count.
PsExec.exe exists on the Solarwinds server at the location C:\psexec\pstools\
The credentials used are the same for both the Solarwinds server and the Target server to be monitored.
This WORKS! But only if I remote into the Solarwinds server with the user that I am using as the credentials. If the user isn't remote desktop connected into the Solarwinds server, this is the error returned:
PsExec v2.11 - Execute processes remotely Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com The handle is invalid. Connecting to xx.xx.xxx.x... Starting PSEXESVC service on xx.xx.xxx.x... Connecting with PsExec service on xx.xx.xxx.x... Error deriving session key
All is irrelevant except for line 08. Error deriving session key. This will go away when it works.
Why is it not working if the account is not logged in through remote desktop to the Solarwinds server? Is there something I am doing wrong? Can I change something to make this work regardless if the account is logged in or not?
Thanks in advance,
Emran