I am trying to get a list of services from a remote machine using C# but it doesn't work but the same works when I run the PowerShell script under the same user.
$global:websess = New-PSSession -Computername $webserverNameList.Text -Credential $global:cred -ConfigurationName *JEAconfigname* -Authentication Negotiate
The above code is from the PowerShell script that uses the same domain\username to get a list of services from a remote machine. I tried doing the same from my C# code using ServiceController class and also a combination of ConnectionOption class and ManagementScope but I get access denied error.
ConnectionOptions connection = new ConnectionOptions();
connection.Username = "domain\username";
connection.Password = "password";
connection.Authority = "";
connection.EnablePrivileges = true;
connection.Authentication = AuthenticationLevel.PacketPrivacy;
connection.Impersonation = ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate;
ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope(@"\\" + lstServerNames.SelectedValue.ToString() + @"\root\cimv2");
scope.Connect(); // Fails here: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: 'Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))'
ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery(
"SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name like '%Vend%'");
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query);
foreach (ManagementObject queryObj in searcher.Get())
{
cmbServices.Add(queryObj["Name"].ToString());
}
i have tried this too:
List<ServiceController> serviceList = ServiceController.GetServices(lstServerNames.SelectedValue.ToString()).Where(x => x.ServiceName.ToLower().StartsWith("vend") || x.ServiceName.ToLower().StartsWith("vstsagent")).ToList();
// Fails here: System.InvalidOperationException: 'Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer '*server name*'. This operation might require other privileges.'
foreach (ServiceController service in serviceList)
{
cmbServices.Add(service.ServiceName);
}
I know the user is now given admin access. The existing PowerShell using Just Enough Administration (JEA) access to run the script. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn896648.aspx
You're using the wrong ManagementScope constructor. You're not specifying the options.
Try:
ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope(@"\\" + lstServerNames.SelectedValue.ToString() + @"\root\cimv2", connection);
scope.Connect();
Read through the example in the linked document above, too.