Proper way to trigger a Windows action from Linux?

[Hammer, Erich F]

I have a scripted action on a Windows server that I would like to be able to trigger via our Linux webserver. There is no need for information transfer although ideally, it could independently trigger two actions/options which means either two "watchers" or a couple bits (literally) of information transfer. Obviously, I want to limit which remote system(s) can trigger the action(s).

I could set up IIS or WAMP and trigger off a web page, but this server will never serve any other web sites, so that seems like overkill.

I could make a "drop box" and have the Linux app put a file there with an event watcher (yes, related to the same project -- probably should have asked this question first!), but that seems, I dunno, amateurish.

Is there a "proper" way to allow a very simple communication from Linux to Windows? For example, can Windows kick off an action when it gets pinged from a particular IP address?

Cross-server communication isn't something I have any experience with, so I hope this isn't a really noob question!

Thanks,
Erich



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[Kurt Buff]

This sounds like a job for WinRM:

https://4sysops.com/archives/powershell-remoting-between-windows-and-linux/

I'm sure there are lots of other ways, too, but that's what came to mind first.

Kurt

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[Henry Awad]

PowerShell could possibly work too. Have not used it on from a Linux server to initiate an action on a Windows server. Don't know if anyone else has in this group.

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[Michael B. Smith]

I think PSRP-WinRM on Linux was dropped in favor of PSRP-SSH. Regardless, that’s a pretty big stick to install.

 

If samba is already on the Linux box, I’d use the file dropbox method. And it’ll patch as normal (patching PS would be a separate effort).

 

If samba isn’t there, I’d drop a file with SSH. You do have to install the OpenSSH server on the Windows box, but it’s supported now and patched along with Windows like any other feature.

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[Philip Elder]

I think newer Windows versions have OpenSSH installed by default.

 

At least, when setting up key sets between fresh Ubuntu installs and the Windows PAW we use for the task ssh-keygen is run right from an elevated PoSh.

 

Might be from CMD too just never tried it there.

 

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[Markus Klocker]

Why not enabling SSH on the Windows Server?
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