On 25-Feb-11 18:50, Bill Allen wrote:
I apologize for not have been clear previously. What I am trying to access are the Windows system environment variables. The same ones that are listed out if you type the set command at a command prompt in Windows.
There isn't a "system" set of environment variables on Unix-like systems--there is a default "starting" set per user (although they are configurable per-process as has already been stated).
Perhaps you want to see the set of variables for the "root" account? But again, I have to ask what you're really trying to accomplish. Environment variables are only such a small part of a system's configuration, on Windows or Unix/Linux. On a Windows box, I would probably be more interested in what's in the system registry, for example, and on a Unix system I'd want to see what's in various configuration files in /etc to know what's configured on that system.
Environment variables, from the point of view of a random process running on the system, are pretty much the same on both Windows and Unix. Where they come from, and which are "system" or "user" variables, is quite different, and I suspect you're reaching for environment variables out of habit but that may not ultimately be what you're really looking for here.
Or maybe it is. If it is, step back and consider WHOSE set of variables you really want? The root account? the account of a service that you're interested in? The default skeleton configuration files for new users? The environment of something you know to be running already?
All of those things are possible to look at, if you know what you're really after and why it will help you accomplish what you need to do.
--steve
--Bill On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 03:11, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com <mailto:alan.ga...@btinternet.com>> wrote: "Bill Allen" <walle...@gmail.com <mailto:walle...@gmail.com>> wrote I have times when it is useful for me to check the environment of a user system on our lan remotely while trouble shooting and issue with them. Now, this is quite easy to do while I am using a windows system via the computer management console. I think we are meaning different things by "environment"? Can you give a specific example? However, I am trying to do this via a linux workstation (which is joined to the domain, etc.). I cannot find a native facility to duplicate the computer management functions, so I thought I would write a program to fill the need. Anything you can do locally you can do on the remote machine with a combination of ssh, rsh, rlogin, telnet etc. ssh is the safest but requires a bit more admin to set it up properly for maximum convenience. Having got remote access its just a case of figuring out which of the 500 or so Unix commands you need to use to do the job... :-) HTH, -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org <mailto:Tutor@python.org> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
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