Windows 7: psexec access is denied

HxzGR33NY · 24 Jan 2013

Hi Guys I know there's probably a lot of these on these forums but when i type in the command

psexec \\computername cmd it says access is denied

I am running cmd as admin and havn't tried anything else,
i'm not very good with cmd so would someone please help?

Thank you

Parman · 24 Jan 2013

You need to supply username and password.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx

HxzGR33NY · 24 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Parman

You need to supply username and password.

PsExec

Doesn't seem to be working either

I am now typing in cmd psexec \\computername -u username -p password cmd

but as i said still not working

Dsprague · 24 Jan 2013

try running it with the -s switch so that it runs under the system account and see if it works. it would look like this:

Code:

psexec \\computername -s cmd

HxzGR33NY · 24 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Dsprague

try running it with the -s switch so that it runs under the system account and see if it works. it would look like this:

Code:

psexec \\computername -s cmd

Now its saying unkknown username or bad password

Parman · 24 Jan 2013

Are you on a domain?

HxzGR33NY · 24 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Parman

Are you on a domain?

It just says workgroup

Dsprague · 24 Jan 2013

psexec will only work on computers that are on the same domain as you, if you don't have a domain set up then psexec is uselss.

HxzGR33NY · 24 Jan 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by Dsprague

psexec will only work on computers that are on the same domain as you, if you don't have a domain set up then psexec is uselss.

how do you set up a domain

Dsprague · 24 Jan 2013

I'm guessing your probably in a home situation with multiple computers, so here is a nice tutorial on how to set up a home network that doesn't require expensive hard ware or expensive server software:

Homegroup - Create

If you have any questions feel free to post them here we would be happy to help.

Windows 7: psexec access is denied

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