Windows 7 - Can Administrator Login As Another User
Probably a silly question but I have to ask...
Windows 7 and I have administrator priviliges. There are times when we need to do some type of system administration on a users machine where we need to perform the work while they are logged in (add a printer, install a Excel Addin). I don't know the users password but I have administrative privileges. Givin thtat I have administrative rights is there a way that I can login as the user without having the users password.
Thanks for your help,
Terry
Windows 7 and I have administrator priviliges. There are times when we need to do some type of system administration on a users machine where we need to perform the work while they are logged in (add a printer, install a Excel Addin). I don't know the users password but I have administrative privileges. Givin thtat I have administrative rights is there a way that I can login as the user without having the users password.
Thanks for your help,
Terry
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wahlster:
For Example
You want run a setup program:
(1)control user desktop, windows login with user's account now
(2)start - run - type "runas /u:administrator cmd" and press enter
(3)the CMD window will let you input the password for administrator, type it and press enter
(4)a new CMD window will open and the title include "runas COMPUTERNAME\administrator
the last step is type the file location in the CMD and PRESS enter to run it.Also you can can drag the target to CMD ,this is the fastest.
When you finish ,just close the CMD window which run as administrator
Provide some useful command in cmd:
devmgmt.msc ------------ open device manager
appwiz.cpl --------- open add or remove applications.
MMC -------------- open MMC and you can use it do anything.
For Example
You want run a setup program:
(1)control user desktop, windows login with user's account now
(2)start - run - type "runas /u:administrator cmd" and press enter
(3)the CMD window will let you input the password for administrator, type it and press enter
(4)a new CMD window will open and the title include "runas COMPUTERNAME\administrator
the last step is type the file location in the CMD and PRESS enter to run it.Also you can can drag the target to CMD ,this is the fastest.
When you finish ,just close the CMD window which run as administrator
Provide some useful command in cmd:
devmgmt.msc ------------ open device manager
appwiz.cpl --------- open add or remove applications.
MMC -------------- open MMC and you can use it do anything.
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Terry
EricZ213
Reluctant to change passwords because users are traveling and coming in using RemoteDesktop/TerminalServ
Barrykfl
I have domain admin rights.
Johnb6767
We use this technique if we can catch the user but it is the users that travel a lot that cause us grief.
Loginzhang
We use this technique to run something as an administrator when the user is logged in. Will what you describe work? Don’t I need to supply the users password which I don’t have?
Meultje
We use gotomeeting for remote users. I’m mainly after desktops for users who are traveling for which I do not have their password.