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September 2, 2022 at 04:08 PM
acembrey

Psexec make sure admin$ are enabled

by acembrey . Updated 3 years, 9 months ago

Hello, I am a new sys admin for a smaller organization (under 150 devices). Recently I have been attempted to figure out the best methods to mass install programs to client devices. I found out about psexec that could silently install programs and executables to computers. I am logged to into my work computer as a domain administrator, and when I attempt to launch a program on test computer I receive the error “Make sure that the default admin$ share is enabled.” I attempted to login into computer using domain administrator credentials. What might be the reasons for this error? So far I have read:
-I have to enable admin shares (if so, would I have to do that for every computer?)
-Firewall blocking 445 traffic

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