gwmi - HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED)

Question

Hi!

I've been trying to get gwmi and Get-WmiObject to work. But it won't budge.

For some reason, using command "gwmi win32_service -Credential [domain]\login] -computer [ip]" gives me HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED).

I have tested the same command from non-domain PC, where I didn't configure WMI at all, works fine.

I've scouted politics, no PS or WMI restrictions.

Tested from same domain\user.

Here how it looks right now (blue - domain, green - WMI success, red - WMI fail):

Answer 1

Follow https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/system-management-components/scenario-guide-troubleshoot-wmi-connectivity-access-issues

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

Didn't help.

But TSS script revealed that update needed, although, how access and updates connected. : |

Anyway, after updating it started to work!

Answer 3

Hi AV,

Thanks for your post. Can I know if you are running the script "as administrator" (UAC)? When your credentials are calculated for your local instance if you have UAC enabled and you didn't run it "as administrator" it removes the local administrator security token. Connecting to a different machine over the network, A) it completely bypasses UAC, and B) when the target evaluates your token, the group memberships you're in are fully evaluated and thus you get "administrator" access.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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