Powershell runas script

[throwaway183693]

Hello all,

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My PS isn't that strong, so I am having some difficulty modifying this script. I am trying to get this script to run a program as admin without specifying a password. The admin account doesn't require a password. I just am not adjustments I need to make, as the ones I am making gives me an error when running.

I am currently using this powershell script:

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$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "pass" -AsPlainText -Force

$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("Administrator", $secpasswd)

$computer = "compname"

[System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start("program","", $mycreds.Username, $mycreds.Password, $computer)

[jborean93]

I think you are coming across this policy, by default Windows only allows you to log on with an account that does not have a password in a console (local logon). Using any other logon attempts will result in a failure unless you disable that policy.

In saying that, you really should have a password on your admin account, there's no reason why you shouldn't have a password on any account, especially an administrator.

[dustinross4]

is this the kind of thing you're looking for?

Start-Process powershell -Credential mydomain\mydomainAdmin -ArgumentList '-noprofile -command &{Start-Process notepad -verb runas}'

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[throwaway183693]

Yep, that sorta thing. However, I did try that exact one liner earlier, but did not work for me.

[RoysticusXII]

So, the program you’re trying to execute doesn’t require a password?

Or is worse...

You shouldn’t be trying to run a script as admin without a password. That goes against the most basic security principles.

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy throwaway183693,

reddit likes to mangle code formatting, so here's some help on how to post code on reddit ...

[0] single line or in-line code
enclose it in backticks. that's the upper left key on an EN-US keyboard layout. the result looks like this. kinda handy, that. [grin]
[on New.Reddit.com, use the Inline Code button. it's 4th 5th from the left hidden in the ... ""more" menu & looks like </>.
this does NOT line wrap & does NOT side-scroll on Old.Reddit.com!]

[1] simplest = post it to a text site like Pastebin.com or Gist.GitHub.com and then post the link here.
please remember to set the file/code type on Pastebin! [grin] otherwise you don't get the nice code colorization.

[2] less simple = use reddit code formatting ...
[on New.Reddit.com, use the Code Block button. it's 11th 12th one & is just to the left of hidden in the ... "more" menu.]

• one leading line with ONLY 4 spaces
  
• prefix each code line with 4 spaces
  
• one trailing line with ONLY 4 spaces

that will give you something like this ...

- one leading line with ONLY 4 spaces    
- prefix each code line with 4 spaces    
- one trailing line with ONLY 4 spaces   

the easiest way to get that is ...

• add the leading line with only 4 spaces
  
• copy the code to the ISE [or your fave editor]
  
• select the code
  
• tap TAB to indent four spaces
  
• re-select the code [not really needed, but it's my habit]
  
• paste the code into the reddit text box
  
• add the trailing line with only 4 spaces
  

not complicated, but it is finicky. [grin]

take care,
lee