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Note:

You can create or modify this shared secret using the modifyorg

command and the remotecmd_secret field. For example:

modifyorg sales, remotecmd_secret=swordfish

3.

Check and set administrator privileges for the organizations you plan to
work with.

EZCommands are only limited by the authorization for the administrator who
processes the. See The Message Security Administration Guide,
“Administrators” chapter for details on authorization.

Calling EZCommand

Commands are sent to EZCommand via a secure, cross-authenticated HTTP
request to the host name of the web cluster which serves your Administration
Console pages:

https://hostname/exec/remotecmd?auth=authstring&cmd=cmdstring

Note:

SSL is required

hostname

The host name listed in the URL after a successful log in to the Administration
Console. It will be of the form

ac-sN.postini.com

.

The

N

is the system in Message Security service which processes your mail

traffic.

To locate your system, login to the Administration Console.

Administration Console -- Log in to your Administration Console. The URL
will show which system holds your account. In the URL, the system
corresponds to the s in

ac-sN.postini.com.

authstring

The authstring is a URL-escaped XAuth string made by combining an
administrator account and the EZCommand Shared Secret field on the org
containing the administrator. (See The Message Security Administration Guide,
“User Authentication” chapter for details on the scripting necessary to generate an

authstring

.).

cmdstring

The cmdstring is a URL-escaped command to execute (described in next
section).