[Fab-user] Controlling Windows box

[Jan Vlčinský]

Hi
fab tool really got me, managing Linux boxes and performing some local tasks is becoming fun, really.
I am thinking to extend my use from managing Linux boxes to Windows ones (sometime I have no other choice) and wonder, if anyone really uses fabric to control Windows machine and what is the best practise.

What I already did:

• Searching fabdoc doc: not a Windows word
• Searching mail archive: some tries found (probably using cygwin), but I did not learn much (responsiveness of the server was a bit too slow)
• read article about installing ssh on windows: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/install-ssh-server-windows-server-2008.html and installed Free SSHd
• tried to perform some commands and having problems
  

(note, I do not have cygwin installed)

without specifying shell, I get Fatal error

D:\dev\test_project\src\fabfile4win>fab  mydir

address@hidden Executing task 'mydir'

address@hidden run: dir

address@hidden Login password:

address@hidden out: Unable to execute command or shell on remote system: Failed to Execute process.

address@hidden out:

Fatal error: run() encountered an error (return code 4294967295) while executing 'dir'

Aborting.

Disconnecting from stolistek... done.

D:\dev\test_project\src\fabfile4win>

shell set to C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe does not change anything

D:\dev\test_project\src\fabfile4win>fab -s C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe mydir

shell set to cmd.exe moves a bit on but not much

D:\dev\test_project\src\fabfile4win>fab -s cmd.exe mydir

address@hidden Executing task 'mydir'

address@hidden run: dir

address@hidden Login password:

address@hidden out: Microsoft Windows XP [Verze 5.1.2600]

address@hidden out: (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

address@hidden out:

address@hidden out: C:\Documents and Settings\javl\Plocha>

the fab task hangs here and must be cancelled

And so on, no big progress seen. Any advise appreciated. Even such as "do not try this".

With best regards

Jan Vlčinský