remote_copy_and_execute

remote_copy_and_execute is a tool used to copy a script in batch to a set list of hosts, execute N at a time, and print the results.

It uses the SSH protocol (ssh and scp utilities) to perform the acts. This is useful for a multiude of purposes,

from running custom audit scripts to deployment scripts, activation and really any batch task.

Example Usage:

remote_copy_and_execute --rcae-at-a-time=3 --rcae-as-user=www --rcae-skip-bad-hosts ./myScriptName -- host1 host2 host3 host4 host5 host6 host7

The above command will copy and execute execute as "www" the script "myScriptName" on 3 hosts at a time, until all given hosts are completed or failed, and print results on completion.

remote_copy_and_execute --rcae-batch --rcae-as-user=myuser /home/myuser/scripts/audit -- host1 host2 host3 host4

The above command will copy and execute execute "/home/myuser/scripts/audit" on all of the given hosts, as "myuser", using common batch options.

All Options:

Usage: remote_copy_and_execute [program] [args] (--) [hostname1] [hostnameN]
Copies a script and executes on multiple hosts simultaneously. Use "--" after the args and before the list of host names.
Script must be executable by the running user

remote_copy_and_execute arguments:

	--rcae-timeout=#seconds         to use a timeout.
	--rcae-omit-empty               Omit printing empty results
	--rcae-at-a-time=#              Split application into given # chunks
	--rcae-hide-date                Do not show runtime date
	--rcae-skip-bad-hosts           Skip bad hosts. Default is to terminate.
	--rcae-quiet                    Omit all output except that from the script. Implies hide-date
	--rcae-as-user=username         Perform copy and execute as given user. Default is root.
	--rcae-print-on-host-complete   Print right after each host completes execution. Default is to print at end of each set. Assumes rcae-hide-date.

	--rcae-batch                    Sets defaults [listed below]. Sane defaults for batch
			                          executions. This directive is evaluated first, so you can override
			                          the ones that take a paramater.

				                        timeout=2
				                        omit-empty
				                        at-a-time=15
				                        hide-date
				                        skip-bad-hosts


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