Remotely Start CMD

T-K-O

Hi guys,

Hoping a Windows admin can help me out.
How can I run cmd prompt on remote machines on my network?

Thanks

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So you want to open a command prompt window locally, but the commands run on the remote machine? Download psexec to your local computer and run:

psexec \\192.168.1.100 cmd

Or if you need to run it as a different user:

runas /netonly /user:domain\user "psexec \\192.168.1.100 cmd"

There are a couple of caveats, like the fact that tab-completion doesn't work.

Depends on what you want to do really. I find remote prompts pretty awkward and slow. For example, if you want to start a windows service, you're better off starting a local prompt and running

sc \\192.168.1.100 start NameOfService

T-K-O

Thank you, tried and tested this morning!

Fysh

T-K-O wrote: »

Thank you, tried and tested this morning!

Another option which is more versatile but may also be more work to set up is PowerShell's PSSession.

Enter-PSSession {fqdn or ip address} will attempt to open the connection; you'll need winrm enabled and possibly firewall rules. But with those configured, you can then do anything for which a cmdlet exists from your local machine. Once you're finished, Exit-PSSession will terminate the session for you.