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PsExec: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.

Theo Yianni 31 Reputation points
2021-01-17T00:00:42.41+00:00

Hello,

I am trying to run the following command within a domain using an account with Domain Admin on to computers within the domain:

psexec64 @Phil .txt -u domain\adminaccount "\server\share\file.cmd"

I enter the password when prompted and PsExec attempts to connect to the hostnames in my .txt but it just returns:

PsExec could not start \server\share\file.cmd on COMPUTERNAME
Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.

I would appreciate your assistance.
Thank you.

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  1. Alex Mihaiuc 736 Reputation points
    2021-01-21T19:36:22.627+00:00

    The solution for 2.30+ is to add the -i flag for interactive session.

    14 people found this answer helpful.
  2. Mike Diack 61 Reputation points
    2021-01-19T08:44:57.303+00:00

    Its due to a bug in psexec 2.32 (the current version). I've raised this already, but please add your voice to it. The previous version (2.20) works fine.

    5 people found this answer helpful.
  3. mehdi smichi 11 Reputation points
    2022-06-02T15:57:44.087+00:00

    psexec -i worked many thanks @Alex Mihaiuc

    2 people found this answer helpful.
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  4. mariora 381 Reputation points
    2021-01-17T15:29:00.7+00:00

    PSEXEC tries to connect to the Admin$ share of the remote computer, in order to copy on the remote machine the PSEXecSVC.exe, which is the binary of the Service that will run remotely.

    If using a domain admin account you are not able to perform a network type logon like this one on the remote machine it is probably because the Admin$ share has been disable via a policy/registry key.

    Try by yourself running a cmd as that Domain Admin user and then from that CMD issuing a net use \ComputerName\Admin$. You should get the same error.

    HTH
    -mario

    1 person found this answer helpful.

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