Get-Service error

Question

Background info:

I have several computers. Some have Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and one with Windows 7 Ultimate.
Network is Homegroup. I'm learning Powershell ISE 5.1, signed on as an Administrator.

The problem is when I run : Get-Service without any parameters it runs fine because it's the local computer. But if I run it with the -ComputerName parameter and the name of one of the other computers on the network, for example:

Get-Service -ComputerName Lenovo17

I get, the following error:

Get-Service : Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer 'Lenovo17'.
This operation might require other privileges.
At line:1 char:1

• Get-Service -ComputerName Lenovo17
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Service], InvalidOperationException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetServiceComm
  and

What do I need to do to get this command to run properly without error?

Loran Calvin

Answer 1

Not really a PowerShell thing. It's Windows thing.

To enumerate services, your process needs the SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE right. Interactive users have it, but if your doing this from another machine you're not an interactive user. Make the account a member of a group that has that right.

Answer 2

Hi,

This could be helpful
Remote Get-Service as Normal user require other privileges

Best Regards，
Ian Xue

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