text_combined: tim golden cggctimgoldenmeuk siddhartha veedaluru wrote need run command remote machine may another domain also get output return code command exe also need copy file remote machine achive wmi would suggest wmi flexible undoubtedly really vehicle kind thing yes run commands get result import wmi c wmiwmi specify machine pid result cwin32_processcreate rcmd c dir tempdirlog wmi isnt file transport mechanism filesharing mechanism exists machines question smb ftp whatever theres nothing stop using wmi either via win32_processcreate via cim_datafilecopy advantage offers simply shelling run remote machine effectively pulling say admin files central admin server appropriate credentials rather pushing every machine tjg _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 fri 08 aug 2008 051534 0100 pythonwin32 wmi command remore host get return code