Questions[pstools](server)

I'm trying to connect from a Win 7 machine to a Win2k8R2 machine using the command:

psexec \MACHINE_NAME_HERE -u MACHINE_NAME_HERE\Administrator -p PASSWORD_HERE notepad

When I try this I get the error message:

Couldn't access MACHINE_NAME_HERE Access is denied.

I tried omitting the -p and manually putting in the password, but the same issue persists.

When I check the machine I'm trying to access I see that in the security event viewer that the Administrator login was successful, so I know the username password is correct, and the machine is accepting my login, but I also noticed that it tries to also log in with my domain account, which isn't in the admin list on the remote machine. If I add my domain account to the remote machine then everything works, but in this case it defeats the purpose, sometimes I need to be able to run commands on the machine when it's no on the domain.

The machine is set to use the simple model for Sharing and Security as well.

I have a powershell command which runs in TeamCity. When I try to run a batch file remotely using psexec from this .ps file, I see once the remote execution started, nothing happens. I tried several ways discussed in multiple forums but of no use.

Main.ps:

Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {C:\PSInstall.bat}

PSInstall.bat:

C:\Tools\psexec.exe -i -d "\\server2" -u "domain\admin" -p "abcd" -f -w cmd "C:\Install.bat"

My Build log:

[11:32:02]C:\BuildAgent\work\603cfc01a3fe22bb\Tools>C:\Tools\psexec.exe -i -d "\\server2" -u "domain\admin" -p "abcd" -f -w cmd "C:\Install.bat" 
[11:32:02]
[11:32:02]PsExec v1.98 - Execute processes remotely
[11:32:02]Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich
[11:32:02]PsExec executes a program on a remote system, where remotely executed console
[11:32:02]Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
[11:32:02]applications execute interactively.

I am stuck at this point with no clue what's happening, any help is highly appreciated. I have set EULA already on the remote machine.

Is it possible to use psexec to execute a command on a remote machine without having admin privileges on the remote machine?

I tried running psexec \\<machine> -u <username> -p <password>, where <username> and <password> are non-admin credentials, but I get an "access denied" error

I can remote desktop into the remote machine with the same credentials without any problems.

My local machine is running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, and the remote machine is running Windows Server 2008 64-bit. I do have admin privileges on the local machine.

EDIT: To all the people who are downvoting this question: I am not trying to circumvent any sort of security measure. I can already run the process on the remote machine by remote desktop-ing into the remote machine and running it. I'm simply looking for a command-line way to do something I can already do through a GUI.

I'm trying to capture the output of the remote process from psexec (i.e. not psexec's own output). So, for example I could run "ipconfig" and print the output to a log file.

I have tried:

psexec \\myserver ipconfig > output.log
psexec \\myserver ipconfig >> output.log
psexec \\myserver ipconfig 2> output.log
psexec \\myserver ipconfig > output.log 2>&1

The last just gives the psexec output.

I'n not sure what the differences are between all of these, but I've seen them suggested in my hunt for the answer elsewhere.

Can anybody give me an example command line that will capture the output of ipconfig to a file??

Edit 1: I want the log file to be saved on the local machine, not the remote one.

Edit 2:

Here is what I get from running "psexec \\myserver ipconfig":

C:\TempDll>psexec \\myserver ipconfig

PsExec v1.95 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com


ipconfig exited on myserver with error code 0.

C:\TempDll>

Inspired by my previous question here, I've been experimenting with PSExec.

The goal is to trip off some fairly simple scripts / programs on one WindowsXP machine from another, and as PowerShell 2 doesn't yet do remoting on XP, PSexec seems like it'll solve my problems nicely.

However, I can't get anything but the "Access is Denied" error.

Here's what I've tried so far:

I've got a pair of WindowsXP MCE machines, networked together in a workgroup without a server or domain controller.

I've turned off "simple file sharing" on both machines.

Under the security policy, Network Access: Sharing and Security model for local accounts is set to Classic, not Guest for both machines.

There is an Administrative user for each computer that I know the passwords to. :)

With all that, a command like "> psexec \\otherComputer -u adminUser cmd" prompts for the password (like it should) and then exits with:

Couldn't access otherComputer:
Access is denied.

So, at this point I turn to the community. What step am I missing here?