Re: [Networker] SAVEPNPC question about precmd in a Windows environment

> are you using the following syntax
> 
>  "cmd /c  /path/to/script"
> 
> on your savepnpc commands?

You mean in the .RES file created by the savepnpc command? No ...

type: savepnpc;
precmd: "C:\\PHA_Scripts\\SuspendSourceOne.CMD";
pstcmd: "C:\\PHA_Scripts\\ResumeSourceOne.CMD";
# timeout: "12:00:00";
abort precmd with group: No;

I will try it with that change ...

> 
> jee
> 
> 
> On Friday 17 Feb 2012 15:49:23 Michael Leone wrote:
> > There's something really not right here. Here is my precmd script:
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------
> > ECHO "Job (suspend) starting - %DATE% %TIME%"
> > 
> > >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > 
> > ECHO "Suspending Activity %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CSCRIPT.EXE "C:\PHA_Scripts\Source1
> > Scripts\ES1_ActivitySuspend.vbs"
> > 
> > ECHO "Suspending Archive %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CSCRIPT.EXE "C:\PHA_Scripts\Source1
> > Scripts\ES1_NativeArchiveSuspend.vbs"
> > ECHO "Job (suspend) end - ACTIVITY/ARCHIVING suspended ..... - %DATE%
> > %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > 
> > C:\PHA_Scripts\blat C:\PHA_Scripts\Logs\Suspend.log -to
> > Michael.Leone AT pha.phila DOT gov -subject "SourceOne Suspend Log"
> > ----------------------------------------
> > 
> > So it writes out lines to a log; calls out and executes a 
vendor-provided
> > Visual Basic script; writes out more log lines; executes the second 
vendor
> > provided Visual Basic writes out some final log lines; and then emails 
me
> > the log.
> > 
> > Now, when I execute this command from the command line on my client, 
it
> > takes about 5 minutes total to execute, since those 2 VB scripts take 
a
> > while. Works perfectly - if I look at Source One after the script 
runs, it
> > properly shows status as "PAUSED".
> > 
> > Yet, when I call the above script as a precmd from Networker, I get 
this
> > emailed to me:
> > 
> > "Job (suspend) starting - Fri 02/17/2012 15:30:31.66"
> > "Suspending Activity 15:30:31.66"
> > "Suspending Archive 15:30:32.00"
> > "Job (suspend) end - ACTIVITY/ARCHIVING suspended ..... - Fri 
02/17/2012
> > 15:30:32.39"
> > 
> > So this tells me that the 2 VB scripts aren't executing at all, since 
the
> > log lines are written 0.35 seconds apart ...
> > 
> > But why aren't they executed? They execute just jim dandy fine from 
the
> > command line; it's only when Networker execute this script as a precmd
> > that it does nothing..
> > 
> > Ideas, anyone? When I get back in on Tue, I will be calling EMC Tech
> > Support, but I'd really like to figure out why. Permissions? How can I
> > determine that, or get around it? Networker executes as LOCAL SYSTEM 
(the
> > default) on the client.
> > 
> > > From: Michael Leone <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV>
> > > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > > Date: 02/17/2012 03:09 PM
> > > Subject: [Networker] SAVEPNPC question about precmd in a Windows
> > 
> > environment
> > 
> > > Sent by: EMC NetWorker discussion <NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
> > > 
> > > So I've come to the point where I need to do a customized backup (in 
my
> > > case - pause a database system - EMC's SourceOne mail archiving 
program
> > 
> > -
> > 
> > > back it up, then resume those services). I have a small script that
> > > actually pauses the database, and another that restarts it,. So 
these
> > 
> > are
> > 
> > > the commands I will be putting in the precmd/pstcmd fields in the
> > > group-name.res file that is created by the initial run of savepnpc. 
So
> > 
> > far
> > 
> > > so good. But the documentation talks about "The command environment 
that
> > > 
> > > is opened by the savepnpc command to run a
> > > customized backup does not automatically inherit the system?s 
default
> > > environment". Fine; so on the precmd I will put the full path to my
> > 
> > script
> > 
> > > (c:\scripts\stop-it.CMD), and similarly for the pstcmd, so it can be
> > > found.
> > > 
> > > But: that restriction doesn't apply to the 2 scripts themselves, 
does
> > 
> > it?
> > 
> > > My "stop-it.CMD" and "start-it.CMD" scripts will get a normal 
default
> > > environment, including resident commands like "time" and "date"? My
> > > scripts write out a log file, using the resident time/date commands 
as
> > > timestamping, and mail me the log when each script finishes.
> > 
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