Run cmd as SYSTEM on Windows 2008 Server

Thanks to Jarvis for this one, to run a cmd window as the SYSTEM account on Windows 2008 Server, download PSExec from Microsoft and use this command:
psexec -i -s %comspec%

The previous method using AT does not work with Win 2008, nor does the schtasks command in Win 2008 do the job either.

Easy when you know how.

5 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:
    April 6, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    Hair-saving tip. Thanks so much Jason!

  2. Anonymous says:
    May 22, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Many thanks!

  3. Anonymous says:
    October 30, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    Many Thanks for this command…

  4. Cy says:
    February 21, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    This will NOT get you administrative rights on the server

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