> Hi folks.
>
> I'm rolling out my new Bacula network and I'm working on automating the
> config process.
>
> I already have a script on my Linux server using smbclient to pull the bacula-
> fd.conf from the windows client, extract the password, and then configure
> the client in bacula-dir.conf.
>
> Sometimes, when the clients are installed, it doesn't set up the local monitor
> entry, leaving the default values for the name and password. The Bacual
> client then fails to start.
>
> As part of my script above, I fix the bacula-fd.conf and push it back to the
> windows client.
>
> Does anyone know how once I've done this I can start the service on the
> Windows client from my Linux server?
>
winexe can do this (in that it can do pretty much anything)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/winexe/
If you find a more elegent solution please do post it. With winexe you would
execute something like "net start bacula-fd" to start the service, but getting
success or failure from that operation makes it a bit messy.
James
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