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Running processes on remote machines -- access denied (problem with admin$ share??)

Hi all,

I am trying to use psexec from www.sysinternals.com to run processes on remote computers. Everything is Windows XP (Home/Professional - tried all combinations without luck). The bottom line is that it doesn't work for me. At some point I received an error message about the "admin$" share. I get the same error message when trying to use the admin$ share. That's why I suspect the problem is the admin$ share. Anyway I've put more details below.

The admin$ share on the remote computer has been created as follows:

C:\>net share admin$
admin$ wurde erfolgreich freigegeben.

Shares on the remote computer look as follows:

C:\>net share

Name Ressource Beschreibung

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
admin$ C:\WINDOWS Remoteadmin
IPC$ Remote-IPC
C C:\
Der Befehl wurde erfolgreich ausgeführt.

However, running psexec does not work:

C:\>psexec -u xxx -p yyy \\computername ipconfig /all

PsExec v1.52 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Couldn't access computername:
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Connecting to the admin$ doesn't work either - same error message

C:\>net use \\computername\admin$
Das Kennwort für \\computername\admin$ ist ungültig.

Drücken Sie die EINGABETASTE, oder geben Sie einen neuen Benutzernamen ein, um eine
Verbindung zwischen "computername\Gast" und "computername" herzustellen: username
Geben Sie das Kennwort für "computername" ein:
Systemfehler 5 aufgetreten.

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(english translation: invalid password for \\computername\admin$, press enter key or enter new user name to connect to computername. ... system error 5 occuered ... access denied)

Thanks in advance
Holsche

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YarnoSG

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YarnoSG

to clarify- The account you are logged in locally does not have administrative rights on the REMOTE machine- you need to establish your identity to the remote machine with administrative credentials, hence the "/User:TargetPC\Administrator AdminPassword"

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das Konto zu erklären, das Sie innen am Ort geloggt werden hat nicht administrative Rechte auf REMOTEMASCHINE Sie Ihre Identität zur Remotemaschine mit administrativen Bescheinigungen herstellen müssen, folglich "/User:TargetPC\Administrator AdminPassword"

trywaredk

I could also be a policy on the remote computer, that disables use of the admin share.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306300

It describes how to DISABLE use of the admin share

*** quote ***
Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.
In the Group Policy editor, click to expand Computer Configuration, click to expand Administrative Templates, click to expand Windows Components, and then click to expand Terminal Services.
Double-click the Do not allow new client connections policy.
Set the policy to Enabled, and then click OK.
You can also use the following procedure to disable Remote Desktop; however, if you use the preceding procedure, the following configuration is overridden:
Right-click My Computer and click Properties.
Click the Remote tab.
In the Remote Desktop section, click to clear Allow users to connect remotely to this computer, and then click OK.
NOTE: Remote Desktop is not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
***end of quote ***

Many Regards
Jorgen Malmgren
IT-Supervisor
Denmark

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YarnoSG

Also If the remote PC is XP, you will need to do this ON the PC if it is not in a domain:

Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Local Security Policy
Security Settings
Sharing Mode- Change this to "Classic Mode - Local users Authenticate as Themselves" (as opposed to "Guest only" the default model)

this fix will be applied after a restart

See:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/506.asp?frame=true

Holsche

ASKER

Thanks, YarnoSG - that was the solution !