Question

Create a Windows batch script that:

1. Execute the correct commands redirecting output to command-name.txt in BootDrive\newfolder2 in order to get the output below:
   1. Environment variable
   2. System information
   3. Mac address (You cannot use the ipconfig command)
   4. DNS table
   5. Export the system.evtx file to BootDrive\newfolder2\sys.evtx
2. Use a FOR loop to:
   1. Execute hostname and send the output to a variable host
   2. Output the variable host to BootDrive\newfolder2\casefile\host.txt
3. Use an if statement to determine if sys.evtx exists (from #4)
   1. If sys.evtx exists echo sys.evtx successfully created

Answer 1

Hey, it's a very interesting exercise in batch programming. For simplicity purposes, I had divided the solution into parts:

So, let's start:

PART ONE: REQUIREMENTS:

!. Create a batch script that does the following operations

2. Execute the commands for the above-mentioned requirements and store their output in a file in BootDrive\newfolder2

3. Store the hostname of the computer in a variable and then export it into a file BootDrive\newfolder2\casefile\hosts.txt

PART TWO: WRITING OUR BATCH SCRIPT:

Created a folder structure like this:

In this case, I am considering my E drive as a boot drive.

For environment variables:

For system information:

For MAC Address:

For DNS Table:

Copying System.evtx file:

Checking the sys.evtx file created or not:

Storing hostname in a variable and then exporting into a file:

PART THREE: COMPLETE SCRIPT:

================SCRIPT IN TEXT FORMAT=================

@echo off
REM START OF SCRIPT
cd /d E:\newfolder2

REM ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
set > "set.txt"

REM SYSTEM INFORMATION
systeminfo > "systeminfo.txt"

REM MAC ADDRESS
getmac > "getmac.txt"

REM DNS TABLE
ipconfig /displaydns > "ipconfig_displaydns.txt"

REM COPYING SYSTEM.EVTX File
copy "C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\System.evtx" "E:\newfolder2\sys.evtx" > "Copy_System_evtx.txt"

REM CHECKING THE FILE
if exist sys.evtx echo "sys.evtx successfully created"

REM STORING HOSTNAME IN A VARIABLE
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%a in ('hostname') do SET host=%%a
REM Creating CaseFile directory if ooesn't exist
if not exist casefile mkdir casefile
echo %host% > casefile\hosts.txt

================SCRIPT IN TEXT FORMAT=================

PART FOUR: GENRATED FILES:

Genrated File Contents:

For privacy purposes, private details are hidden :p

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