====== Windows - Run windows cmd from linux ======

To run windows cmd from linux box, there is one tool you could use, which is winexe.  You can download the installer from [[http://eol.ovh.org/winexe/|here]].  There are 2 ways to install this tool:


1.  Use the preinstalled version.

  * Download from [[http://eol.ovh.org/winexe/winexe-static-081123.bz2|here]].
  * Unpack the bz2 file: # bunzip2 winexe-static-081123.bz2.
  * Change mod to allow execute: # chmod +x winexe-static-081123.
  * Make soft link in your /usr/local/bin: # ln -s winexe-static-081123 /usr/local/bin/winexe.

2.  Compile from source.

  * Install necessary packages (gcc, svn, *-devel....)
  * Get sources from [[http://eol.ovh.org/winexe/winexe-source-081123.tar.bz2|here]].
  * Unpack the source file: # tar -xvjf winexe-source-081123.tar.bz2.
  * Compile according to README file:
    * cd to unpacked tar.bz2 sources.
    * ./autogen.sh.
    * ./configure.
    * make proto bin/winexe.
  * Compiled file will be located in wmi/Samba/source/bin/winexe.
  * Install winexe:
    * install -s wmi/Samba/source/bin/winexe /usr/local/bin/winexe.


To use it is very simple:

<code bash>
winexe -U foo -W WORKGROUP -n FOO-PC //10.0.0.61 "cmd.exe"
</code>

where:

  * **-U** for username.
  * **-W** for workgroup.
  * **-n** for target machine netbios name.
  * **10.0.0.61** is the ip address of the target machine.
  * **cmd.exe** is to start the windows command prompt.

Once connected, you will get command prompt like below:

<code>
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>
</code>


To quit, just type **exit** at the windows command prompt.