There are multiple ways to open a command prompt running as the Local System account. Here are some easy ways to do this:
Download a Sysinternals tool called PSexec. This tool can also be used to launch other programs or scripts as the local system (regedit.exe!). Run:
psexec -i -s cmd.exe
- Download and run this batch file as an administrator. This batch file will do the work for you. LocalSystemCommandPrompt.bat
On a LANDesk agent, run the following command from a command prompt as a local administrator:
"c:\program files\landesk\ldclient\localsch.exe" /exe=cmd.exe
- On a workstation without a LANDesk agent, use Microsoft's Scheduler service by running the following command at the command prompt. Note: Determine the current system time and replace the time in the example below with the current time on your system plus 1 or 2 minute(s). For example, the command for 2:23 PM would be this:
at 14:24 /interactive cmd.exe
When remote controlling a LANDesk agent, in the top of the screen there is a Run: field. Simply type "cmd.exe" in the Run: field and click the green arrow. Note: This doesn't work with the Management Gateway on-demand agent, because the user launches the on-demand agent. It only works with the agent service.
Download the attached script to the scripts directory on your Core Server. Schedule the attached script as a scheduled task from the Console. It will open a Local System command prompt on the target workstation.
Local System Command Prompt.ini