Windows 10: Runas as administrator without plain password

Hello Everyone,


I would like to run "psexec.exe" or "runas.exe" without entering password in command line.

Meaning is to call password via text file or redirect the password like what


psexec -u .\administrator calc.exe -accepteula -nobanner < password.txt


runas.exe /user:.\Administrator calc < password.txt


It fail. When I try,


***psexec -u .\administrator -p xxxx calc.exe -accepteula -nobanner

***runas.exe /user:.\administrator xxxx calc.exe


It success.


How can I type psexec.exe or runas.exe without entering password in one line command like *** ?

:)

 

runas command won't recognize administrator password


I tried the runas command to configure some software I just updated, as the directions said, but my administrator password was rejected. Then I tested the runas command on a pdf file that I know for sure is in the current directory (it can open from the command line), but my administrator password is still rejected.

Settings > Accounts says:

Seka
Local Account
Administrator

And I'm able to confirm my current password and change it (I change it to the same password). But here's the problem:
C:\Users\Seka\Desktop>runas /u:administrator Lightworks_v12.5.0_User_Guide.pdf
Enter the password for administrator:
Attempting to start Lightworks_v12.5.0_User_Guide.pdf as user "SEKA-PC\administrator" ...
RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - Lightworks_v12.5.0_User_Guide.pdf
1326: The user name or password is incorrect.
C:\Users\Seka\Desktop>

Any tips? Ways to confirm my password works or that I'm the administrator or anything? It's too late for me to go back to Windows 7.

EDIT: I was surprised with a log on screen when I turned my computer on this morning. I had to enter my password. It worked though.

 

Sending password from a script for runAs command

Hello,

Currently working on a code to stop and start a windows services with administrator credentials from a java programming language.

Was researching on runAs command but couldn't pass send password either through piping the command or by reading the password through a file.

Is there a possibility to send the password for runAs from java programming language.

Thanks!

 

How to use RunAs without password prompt?


You are telling the runas program to use the built-in account named "Administrator." If you're logged into an administrator account you can simply launch an administrative PowerShell or Cmd.exe session and run the regedit program without invoking the other account. Thus, for example because I don't have the built-in account enabled at present (it's disabled by default), here's what happened when I ran your command, followed by simply typing regedit.exe (which launched the registry editor with admin privileges just fine):



HTH,
--Ed--

PS: you can check the status of the built-in administrator account by typing "net user administrator" at an administrative command prompt or in an administrative PowerShell session. Here's how I know for sure that the administrator account is not active on my PC: