python subprocess code not running psexec

Question

The below code hangs:

import subprocess

def user():
    program = subprocess.Popen(['psexec','\\\\<computername>','/ACCEPTEULA','-u',
                                'NATIONAL\\<user>','-p','<password>','qwinsta'], 
                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    (stdout,stderr) = program.communicate()
    stdout_lines = stdout.split("\n")
    return stdout_lines

output = user() 

for line in output:
    print(line)

when I run the psexec command in cmd it works fine.

works with a simple `dir` command. Well, sort of: I only get the first line of the output!!! — Jean-François Fabre, Jan 26 '17 at 12:44
no backslashes in the password - can this be done by a simpler block of code. I want to remotely see users who are logged on. — Tom Mart, Jan 26 '17 at 12:54
are you sure about the escaping of backslashes? Python does not need those (your string becomes `\\\\`), also [according to this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24963625/psexec-run-python-script-passed-from-host) psexec does not need those — hansaplast, Jan 26 '17 at 12:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 26 '17 at 13:21

import subprocess

def user():

    program = subprocess.Popen(['psloggedon','\\\\<servername>'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
                          (stdout,stderr) = program.communicate()
                          stdout_lines = stdout.split("\n")
    return stdout_lines
output = user() 
for line in output:    print(line)

python subprocess code not running psexec

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