Is there a way to change active user in windows cmd?

Question

I am a domain administrator.

Often I have to execute commands remotely on the users' PCs but not as a domain administrator, as a simple user with whom they use the pc.

I don’t know the users' passwords.

I use pstools but enter as domain administrator.

Is there a way to change user without knowing the password?

Answer 1

If you're a domain administrator but don't know the target user's password, there is no direct way to switch to that user in Windows CMD.

However, you can try the following methods:

1. Use the runas command: This requires entering the target user's password.
2. runas /user:DOMAIN\username "cmd.exe"
3. Use PsExec: This also requires entering the target user's password.
4. psexec \remote_computer -u DOMAIN\username -p password cmd
5. Use a Scheduled Task: You can create a scheduled task on the target machine to run commands as the target user and trigger the task remotely.
6. Use WMI: Again, you need the target user's password.
7. wmic /node:remote_computer /user:DOMAIN\username /password:password process call create "cmd.exe /c your_command"

In summary, if you don't know the password, you cannot directly switch users, but you can use some tools to execute commands as another user as long as you have the password.

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