How to run exe on remote PC using psexec
There is an exe (D:\TestFile.exe) in remote pc(SYSDES208). When run, it just creates a text file with some text. It works fine when run manually.
I'm trying to execute this from another PC this way, in command prompt.
D:\PsTools>cmdkey.exe /add:SYSDES208 /user:admin /pass:admin123
//Message - CMDKEY: Credential added successfully
D:\PsTools>psexec \\SYSDES208 D:\TestFile.exe
//Message - D:\TestFile.exe exited on SYSDES208 with error code 0.
There is no error and also no text file created.
The credentials passed in the command are of the remote PC's.
UPDATE: Thought of using a batch file instead, to run the exe. So, I created a batch file with this code and placed it in the remote pc (D:\Test.bat):
start /d "D:\" TestFile.exe
Here are the commands run from the local PC:
D:\PsTools>cmdkey.exe /add:SYSDES208 /user:admin /pass:admin123
//Message - CMDKEY: Credential added successfully
D:\PsTools>psexec \\SYSDES208 D:\Test.bat
//Message - c:\windows\system32>start /d "D:\" TestFile.exe
D:\Test.bat exited on SYSDES208 with error code 0
As seen in the message, the batch file is executed but the exe is not. What am i missing here
Answer
My network admins would use Powershell for this. Not sure if you are restricted to only CMD.
invoke-command -computername SYSDES208 -scriptblock { D:\TestFile.exe }
If you are using a domain account or have the exact same account on the remote machine you shouldn't need to enter credentials as powershell will use the cred of the local user.