Windows Tools- PsExec

The PsExec is a windows internals utility to execute commands in a remote machiene from your command line.  This is very useful for windows system administrators since It allows you to run programs and processes on remote systems, using all the features of the interactive interface of console applications, without having to manually install the client software. The main advantage of PsExec is the ability to invoke the interactive command-line interface on remote systems and remotely run programs (in the background and in the interactive mode) and execute any commands.

The PsExec utility is one of the most popular programs of the PsTools package from Sysinternals. You can download it on this page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec

Syntax: psexec [\\computer[,computer2[,...] | @file\]\]\[-u user [-p psswd][-n s][-r servicename][-h][-l][-s|-e][-x][-i [session]][-c executable [-f|-v]][-w directory][-d][-<priority>][-a n,n,...] cmd [arguments]

Parameter Description

-a

Separate processors on which the application can run with commas where 1 is the lowest numbered CPU. For example, to run the application on CPU 2 and CPU 4, enter: "-a 2,4"

-c

Copy the specified executable to the remote system for execution. If you omit this option the application must be in the system path on the remote system.

-d

Don't wait for process to terminate (non-interactive).

-e

Does not load the specified account’s profile.

-f

Copy the specified program even if the file already exists on the remote system.

-i

Run the program so that it interacts with the desktop of the specified session on the remote system. If no session is specified the process runs in the console session.

-h

If the target system is Vista or higher, has the process run with the account's elevated token, if available.

-l

Run process as limited user (strips the Administrators group and allows only privileges assigned to the Users group). On Windows Vista the process runs with Low Integrity.

-n

Specifies timeout in seconds connecting to remote computers.

-p

Specifies optional password for user name. If you omit this you will be prompted to enter a hidden password.

-r

Specifies the name of the remote service to create or interact with.

-s

Run the remote process in the System account.

-u

Specifies optional user name for login to remote computer.

-v

Copy the specified file only if it has a higher version number or is newer on than the one on the remote system.

-w

Set the working directory of the process (relative to remote computer).

-x

Display the UI on the Winlogon secure desktop (local system only).

-priority

Specifies -low, -belownormal, -abovenormal, -high or -realtime to run the process at a different priority. Use -background to run at low memory and I/O priority on Vista.

computer

Direct PsExec to run the application on the remote computer or computers specified. If you omit the computer name, PsExec runs the application on the local system, and if you specify a wildcard (\\*), PsExec runs the command on all computers in the current domain.

@file

PsExec will execute the command on each of the computers listed in the file.

cmd

Name of application to execute.

arguments

Arguments to pass (note that file paths must be absolute paths on the target system).

-accepteula

This flag suppresses the display of the license dialog.

example: psexec \\remotecomputername cmd