psexec giving the system cannot find the file specified - cmd

I'm trying to run this from my win7 CMD (as Admin):
psexec IpAddress -u domain\user -p pword c:\Autobatch\ClientJobSender.exe http://reportserver.net:8070/JobExecutor.asmx c:\AutoBatch\backup\trigger.xml
but am getting a "the system cannot find the file specified" error.
I've also tried it this way:
psexec IpAddress -u domain\user -p pword c:\Autobatch\ClientJobSender.exe http://reportserver.net:8070/JobExecutor.asmx c:\AutoBatch\backup\trigger.xml
but get a unknown user or bad password.
What's weird is that I can connect via Remote desktop with the same IP address and user/pass.

Make sure the server has the settings below:
a) Admin share is enabled: run services.msc and check the Service "Server" is enabled
b) Add the key for the share in the registry and restart:
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters" /v AutoShareServer /t REG_DWORD /d 1
And then use:
psexec \\IpAddress -u domain\user -p pword -w "c:\Autobatch" "ClientJobSender.exe http://reportserver.net:8070/JobExecutor.asmx c:\AutoBatch\backup\trigger.xml"

Actually, I don't see a difference between your 2 command lines. However, the error from the first command is because your syntax is incorrect. You must use
PsExec \\a.b.c.d ...
instead of
PsExec a.b.c.d ...

I got it to work by elevating the local batch file to execute with administrator privileges, that is to say, the terminal window was operating with administrator privileges.

If you're trying to use automation services, you can use the ClientJobSender.exe on the local machine (or on the machine where you set up the scheduling). Just copy the ClientJobSender.exe and the related config file from the install pack to the scheduler server and refer it locally.

You might have the directory path wrong. Try change the .exe path into cmd.exe and cd into your intended path to see if it is actually the correct path.

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Acces denied when using psexec

I try to use the psexec program via command line to run program on another pc connected to my local network.
What i try to accomplish?:
I want to code a program that lets user send links ( to ebay auction e.g. ) to chosen pc from local network, for that i want to use psexec as a main component.
What is my problem?:
When i try to dry use psexec ( e.g. psexec \\another-pc cmd ) i got acces denied every time i try this ( no matter what machine is target ).
What i tried?:
So far i tried to fetch login credentials in command line:
psexec \\some-pc -u someuser -p password cmd
I also tried to disable UAC on target PC with this line:
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
I think i could do that easily if i knew a passwod for -p part, but none of my pcs have passwords set, all default users are admins,
My question is, does windows set any default password for local network acces like masterkey or smth ?
I'm a bit confused on what shall i do next.
If anyone know what should i do to overcome this obstacle i would be gratefull.
To use psexec remotely you should be an admin on a remote PC. And since Windows does not allow remote connections for admins with an empty password so you'll either need to set a password for your admin user or create a new user.
BTW your question is more suitable for superuser, not stackoverflow.

PsExec works only with "runas /netonly", not with -u and -p parameters

What I mean:
If I...
run runas /netonly /user:computername\username cmd
enter the password for the local admin account "username"
then type psexec \\computername cmd
I now have a working shell and can run commands as the local admin user on the remote machine.
However, trying to run this without the runas... and instead with the username and password arguments of psexec returns an access denied error.
Example below:
psexec \\computername -u username -p password cmd
Access Denied
Note: Others seem to also have this issue. My refined questions:
Is this intended behavior?
Why even have the -u and -p?
I have also tried disabling the firewall on both my machine and the target machine, and adding the registry key listed here.
When you initiate a connection with PsExec.exe, it tries to use the credentials you are currently authenticated with to copy the PSEXESVC to the \\$machine\ADMIN$\System32 share VIA SMB, which enables the communication with your PsExec.exe and the $machine's service.
If your currently logged in user account does not have access to \\$machine\ADMIN$\System32 and the ability to install/start services, then this won't work.
I'm assuming if you have access with your user account that this would work.
Here is a very interesting article from 2004 on reverse-engineering of the original implementation. I am pretty sure it has changed in that time with Windows 7 & Windows 10.

Using psexec on a bat file that contains psservice

I have a bat file that tries to stop a service on a remote machine, the file contains the following
psservice \\remoteServerName -u domainName\userName -p password stop serviceName
where userName is a name of a user with Admin privileges on the remote machine.
If I run the last line using cmd then the requested service does stop.
I, however, run the bat file using psexec, since it contains more operation than just stopping the service. This is where my problem occurs:
If I run
psexec -u domainName\userName -p passsword batFilePath
the cmd window seems to get stuck.
But if I run
psexec batFilePath
then the psservice executes correctly.
My problem is that I need the user "domainName\userName" to be able to run the other commands in the bat file.
What can I do ? Why does the cmd got stuck when I gave psexec the parameters of the userName and password ?

Can't force psexec to use the given user account

I used to use runas for running my app under another user account. Now I need to pass the password through as well. I found that psexec is an easy way to do it.
So the batch file contains:
#echo off
psexec my.exe -u hostname\user -p password
The problem is my.exe is still being initiated under the user I'm currently logged onto the system with and not under the one declared in the cmd above.
the program must be the last argument
try this :
psexec -u hostname\user -p password my.exe

How to execute a Windows command on a remote PC?

Is it possible to execute a Windows shell command on a remote PC when I know its login name and password?
Is it possible to do it using client PC's Windows shell?
If you are in a domain environment, you can also use:
winrs -r:PCNAME cmd
This will open a remote command shell.
psexec \\RemoteComputer cmd.exe
or use ssh or TeamViewer or RemoteDesktop!
This can be done by using PsExec which can be downloaded here
psexec \\computer_name -u username -p password ipconfig
If this isn't working try doing this :-
Open RegEdit on your remote server.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
Add a new DWORD value called LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy
Set its
value to 1.
Reboot your remote server.
Try running PSExec again from
your local server.
You can use native win command:
WMIC /node:ComputerName process call create “cmd.exe /c start.exe”
The WMIC is part of wbem win folder: C:\Windows\System32\wbem

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