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

1. Use the preinstalled version.

• Download from 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 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:

winexe -U foo -W WORKGROUP -n FOO-PC //10.0.0.61 "cmd.exe"

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:

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

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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