On 08/11/2012 15:37, Kevin Holleran wrote: > [code] > try: > print("Attempting to restart Splunk...") > subprocess.call(["psexec", "\\\\" + host, "'c:\\Program > Files\\Splunk\\bin\\splunk.exe'", "restart"]) > [/code] > > & am getting: > > [output] > Attempting to restart Splunk... > > PsExec v1.98 - Execute processes remotely > Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich > Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com <http://www.sysinternals.com> > > > PsExec could not start 'c:\Program Files\Splunk\bin\splunk.exe' restart > on [IP_ADDRESS]: > The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. > [/output] > > I am simply trying to restart the splunk forwarder instance.... > > Any thoughts??
Lose the nested quotes in the .exe path; subprocess will take care of that: subprocess.call(["psexec", "\\\\" + host, "c:\\Program Files\\Splunk\\bin\\splunk.exe", "restart"]) TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list