EasyXMS: Lightweight Python Tool for Batch Managing Linux/Unix Servers

EasyXMS is a simple system for batch managing Linux/Unix servers, providing features such as multithreaded batch command execution and multithreaded batch file uploads.

Project homepage: http://git.oschina.net/leedays/EasyXMS – download the latest version.

Advantages

1. Simple to use
2. Lightweight – only a single script file, no client installation required
3. Fast deployment – one‑click environment setup

Main Features

1. Batch command execution
2. Batch file upload
3. Record each entered command to a file
4. Record each command's result to a file

Runtime Environment

1. Python 2.7 (download from http://www.python.org)
2. easy_install tool (Python package installer, similar to yum, resolves dependencies automatically)
3. PyCrypto 2.1+ module (cryptographic library written in Python)
4. paramiko module (Python implementation of the SSH protocol)

Environment Installation

You can use the provided one_key_install_paramiko.sh shell script for one‑click installation. Execute the script with source script_name.

Files Generated During Execution

1. server.conf – stores each server's connection info (IP:port:username:password) using simple reversible encryption.
2. paramiko.log – log file generated by the paramiko module.
3. command_history.log – records all executed commands.
4. command_result_history.log – records the results of executed commands.

How to Run the Script

python EasyXMS.py   # recommended
./EasyXMS.py        # after granting executable permission

Operation Demo

1. Main Menu

Enter ? to display the help menu.

0 Add server IP info to configuration file (server.conf)
1 Load a file containing multiple server IPs for batch addition
2 List servers currently in the configuration file
3 Delete specified server info from the configuration file
4 Clear the configuration file
5 Batch execute commands
6 Batch upload files
7 Clear screen

2. Option 0 – Add Server IP Info

3. Option 1 – Load Multiple Server IPs

Prepare a text file where each line contains IP:port:username:password (port can be omitted if 22).

192.168.100.204:root:123456
192.168.100.205:root:123
192.168.100.206:root:123

4. Option 2 – List Servers

5. Option 3 – Delete Server Info

6. Option 4 – Clear Configuration File

7. Option 5 – Batch Execute Commands

8. Option 6 – Batch Upload Files

9. Option 7 – Clear Screen