executing system command remotely

[Rowan Chattaway]

Hi,
I'm trying to execute the unix command 'uptime' on a remote production server. This is for an intranet I'm developing. I know I can use:
Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process process = null;
try
{
process = runtime.exec(command);
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
String line = null;
while((line = in.readLine()) != null)
{
System.out.println(line);
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{
......
this works fine on the local machine, but how would I get a connection to the production server(hosted on a different machine) and run a system specific command from my WebLogic server thorugh an ejb or servlet?
Is the above method I'm suggesting suitable?
can someone give me some advice on how to do this?
[ May 17, 2002: Message edited by: Rowan Chattaway ]