Running Notepad from asp.net using PsExec or WMI

Question

User405296658 posted

Hello there.

I develpoed an ASP.NET webpage that suppose to open a Notepad program on server pc.

i tried two options but both failed:

First - Using PsExec.exe tool to execute the proccess as myUser (Current logged - Administrator).

            ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo();
           
            start.WorkingDirectory =@"C:\Windows\System32\";

            start.Arguments = "/k D:\\Downloads\\PSTools\\PsExec.exe \\\\Domain -u Username -p password \"Notepad.exe\"";
            
            start.FileName = @"cmd.exe";
            
            start.CreateNoWindow = false;

            int exitCode;


            using (Process proc = Process.Start(start))
            {
                proc.WaitForExit();

                
                // Retrieve the app's exit code
                exitCode = proc.ExitCode;
            }

            

This code doesn't run the process at all and stuck when waiting for the process to exit.

Second - Using WMI :

            string strDomain = "Domain";

            var connOpts = new ConnectionOptions()
            {
                // if i use this i get User credentials cannot be used for local connections‬
                Username = "Username",
                Password = "Password"
            }; 

            ConnectionOptions remoteConnectionOptions = new ConnectionOptions();
            remoteConnectionOptions.Impersonation = ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate;
            remoteConnectionOptions.EnablePrivileges = true;
            remoteConnectionOptions.Authentication = AuthenticationLevel.Packet;
            
            ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope(@"\\" + Domain + @"\root\CIMV2", remoteConnectionOptions);
            ManagementPath p = new ManagementPath("Win32_Process");

            

            ManagementClass classInstance = new ManagementClass(scope, p, null);


            

            object[] theProcessToRun = { @"Notepad.exe" };

            classInstance.InvokeMethod("Create", theProcessToRun);

This code runs Notepad but as Application pool user.

It is important to say that im using IIS Authentication :( Windows, & Impersonated).

If someone has any idea why i notepad doesn't run.

Thank you for help.