RshExecute
HCLIENT RshExecute(
LPCTSTR lpszRemoteHost,  
UINT nRemotePort,  
UINT nTimeout,  
DWORD dwOptions,  
LPCTSTR lpszUserName,  
LPCTSTR lpszPassword,  
LPCTSTR lpszCommand  
);

The RshExecute function is used to establish a connection with the remote server and execute the specified command. Whenever a network event occurs, such as a successful connection, a message is posted to the window specified by the hEventWnd parameter. The message that is sent is specified by the uEventMsg parameter.

Parameters

lpszRemoteHost
A pointer to the name of the remote host to connect to; this may be a fully-qualified domain name, or an IP address.
nRemotePort
The port number the remote server is listening on. One of the following values should be used:
Constant
Description
RSH_PORT_REXEC A connection is established with the server using port 512, the rexec service. This service requires that the client provide a username and password to execute the specified command.
RSH_PORT_RSHELL A connection is established with the server using port 514, the rshell service. This service uses host equivalence to authenticate the user. With host equivalence, the remote server considers the client to be equivalent to itself, and as long as the specified user exists on the remote host, the client is permitted to execute commands on behalf of the user without requiring a password. Host equivalence is configured by the server administrator.
nTimeout
The number of seconds that the client will wait for a response before failing the operation; a value of zero indicates that the client should wait an indefinite period of time.
dwOptions
A bitmask which specifies one or more options. This parameter is constructed by using a bitwise operator with any of the following values:
Constant
Description
RSH_OPTION_RESERVEDPORT This option specifies that a reserved port should be used to establish the connection. Reserved ports are those port numbers which are less than 1024. This option should be specified when connecting on the RSH_PORT_RSHELL port.
RSH_OPTION_FREETHREAD This option specifies that the handle returned by this function may be used by any thread, and is not limited to the thread which created it. The application is responsible for ensuring that access to the handle is synchronized across multiple threads.
lpszUserName
A pointer to a null-terminated string which specifies the username used to authenticate the client session.
lpszPassword
A pointer to a null-terminated string which specifies the password used to authenticate the client session. This parameter is only used when connecting to the RSH_PORT_REXEC port. If the password is not required, this parameter may be NULL.
lpszCommand
A pointer to a null-terminated string which specifies the command to execute on the remote host.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to a client session. If the function fails, the return value is INVALID_CLIENT. To get extended error information, call RshGetLastError.

Remarks

The dwOptions argument can be used to specify the threading model that is used by the library when a connection is established. By default, the handle is initially attached to the thread that created it. From that point on, until the it is released, only the owner may call functions using that handle. The ownership of the handle may be transferred from one thread to another using the RshAttachThread function.

Specifying the RSH_OPTION_FREETHREAD option enables any thread to call any function using the handle, regardless of which thread created it. It is important to note that this option disables certain internal safety checks which are performed by the library and may result in unexpected behavior unless access to the handle is synchronized. If one thread calls a function in the library, it must ensure that no other thread will call another function at the same time using the same handle.

Requirements

Client: Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server.
Header: Include cstools6.h.
Library: Use csrshav6.lib.
Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions.

See Also

RshAsyncExecute, RshAsyncLogin, RshDisconnect, RshInitialize, RshLogin, RshSearch, RshUninitialize


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