Comments on: Script Zombie v0.85 Released http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104 Home of Script Zombie Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: smooter http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-152 smooter Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:25:50 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-152 Hey Rob, I checked back, and didn't see where you posted the example you were referring to. Anxiously awaiting your update though, Feel free to shoot straight over to me, I would be glad to be a beta tester for you. Thanks! Hey Rob,

I checked back, and didn’t see where you posted the example you were referring to.

Anxiously awaiting your update though, Feel free to shoot straight over to me, I would be glad to be a beta tester for you.

Thanks!

]]> By: Rob http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-151 Rob Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:43:19 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-151 Actually with the idea of scripting updates I have been playing around with a new setup for patching. It uses at to schedule the batch process on the remote machine. I will post an example this weekend for you to take a look at. Also, I have a new version of Script Zombie about ready for release. The new version includes a batch mode, but instead of launching from command line it allows you to send commands via email. Basically Script Zombie watches an email box via POP3, when it gets a properly formatted message (including a password), it will load and run a hostlist and script. It also includes the ability to send the logs back out to you via SMTP. Actually with the idea of scripting updates I have been playing around with a new setup for patching. It uses at to schedule the batch process on the remote machine. I will post an example this weekend for you to take a look at.

Also, I have a new version of Script Zombie about ready for release. The new version includes a batch mode, but instead of launching from command line it allows you to send commands via email. Basically Script Zombie watches an email box via POP3, when it gets a properly formatted message (including a password), it will load and run a hostlist and script. It also includes the ability to send the logs back out to you via SMTP.

]]> By: smooter http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-150 smooter Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:12:10 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-150 So what if I wanted to schedule SZ to to the Windows Update script in batches based on my hosts.ini file? Is there a way to run SZ from the command line with switches (script, and selected hosts?) Then I could do my Windows Updates via SZ in batches nightly! Hands free! So what if I wanted to schedule SZ to to the Windows Update script in batches based on my hosts.ini file? Is there a way to run SZ from the command line with switches (script, and selected hosts?) Then I could do my Windows Updates via SZ in batches nightly! Hands free!

]]> By: benwaynet http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-148 benwaynet Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:43:30 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-148 If your looking for new features to add, it would be great to be able to enter a username and password in script zombie for the script to run as. If your looking for new features to add, it would be great to be able to enter a username and password in script zombie for the script to run as.

]]> By: Rob http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-131 Rob Fri, 15 May 2009 03:58:28 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-131 PSExec will not finish until the patch completes on the remote system. But, you do not have to wait for it to finish. Once the script is executed on your remote workstation/server it is good to go. You can feel free to let ScriptZombie kill the process at the time out limit. PSExec will not finish until the patch completes on the remote system. But, you do not have to wait for it to finish. Once the script is executed on your remote workstation/server it is good to go. You can feel free to let ScriptZombie kill the process at the time out limit.

]]> By: benwaynet http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-130 benwaynet Wed, 13 May 2009 17:46:12 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-130 Nice program, I'm using it with the scripts you posted to work with updatehf.vbs. I noticed that the psexec process never ends on the machine I'm running script zombie on. Any idea why the process isn't closing? Nice program, I’m using it with the scripts you posted to work with updatehf.vbs.
I noticed that the psexec process never ends on the machine I’m running script zombie on. Any idea why the process isn’t closing?

]]> By: Rob http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-129 Rob Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:33:42 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-129 Grabs, I actually ran into an issue recently where having Script Zombie ping the "destination" caused me an issue as well. I have already coded a toggle in the configuration and it will be included in the next release--<del datetime="2009-01-22T22:57:16+00:00">which I expect to be in the middle of February</del>. The request was easy to add, so I added it and released a new version of Script Zombie for ya. Let me know if you run into any more issues. Thanks for the feedback and the idea! -Rob Grabs,

I actually ran into an issue recently where having Script Zombie ping the “destination” caused me an issue as well. I have already coded a toggle in the configuration and it will be included in the next release–which I expect to be in the middle of February. The request was easy to add, so I added it and released a new version of Script Zombie for ya. Let me know if you run into any more issues.

Thanks for the feedback and the idea!

-Rob

]]> By: Grabs http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-128 Grabs Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:53:48 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-128 This application goes a very long way towards running multiple threads of a script for me, great time saver over me finishing my own Psuedo Multi-Threader. I have one very big issue however, the tool decides when a destination is unreachable that it will not run the script. That is not desirable in most of my cases, I want my script to report this data, and not ScriptZombie. Can an option be added to run the script regradless of ping results? Thanks! This application goes a very long way towards running multiple threads of a script for me, great time saver over me finishing my own Psuedo Multi-Threader. I have one very big issue however, the tool decides when a destination is unreachable that it will not run the script. That is not desirable in most of my cases, I want my script to report this data, and not ScriptZombie. Can an option be added to run the script regradless of ping results? Thanks!

]]> By: smooter http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-127 smooter Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:08:16 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-127 Nothing more to say but...AWESOME! Wow, I am forever in your debt! I am continually impressed by folks that have the ability to write software creating things that are useful for others! Just wish I had ANY talent in programming. Alas I have less than NONE! Thanks so much! Nothing more to say but…AWESOME!

Wow, I am forever in your debt! I am continually impressed by folks that have the ability to write software creating things that are useful for others! Just wish I had ANY talent in programming. Alas I have less than NONE!

Thanks so much!

]]> By: Rob http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104&cpage=1#comment-117 Rob Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:48:21 +0000 http://www.nerdcentric.com/?p=104#comment-117 This is something I have on my list for a future version of Script Zombie. In the mean time you can create a shortcut in your Script Zombie directory that is linked to your script directory. That will allow you to get there with a single click. Select your script folder and right click on it and select "Copy", then navigate to your Script Zombie application folder and right click and select "Paste Shortcut". Hope that helps. This is something I have on my list for a future version of Script Zombie. In the mean time you can create a shortcut in your Script Zombie directory that is linked to your script directory. That will allow you to get there with a single click.

Select your script folder and right click on it and select “Copy”, then navigate to your Script Zombie application folder and right click and select “Paste Shortcut”.

Hope that helps.

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