Re: Enumerating Windows Network Resources

From: Willy Denoyette [MVP] (willy.denoyette_at_pandora.be)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:01:27 +0100

> Next step: Start --> Run --> wmimgmt.msc
*** This is exactly what I'm talking about,
> right click WMI control and click Properties.
> Click Security tab.
> In this window I can set for each namespace a security setting. By
> default there are listed two accounts (after click on Security button):
> 1) Admin - he has full rights for everything
> 2) Everyone - only limited rights and --
> >>> "Everyone" doesn't have enabled Remote Access (Remote Enable)
> And because I (in this case) belong to Everyone group, I cann't connect.
>
*** That's a good thing. You don't want everyone to take control over your
PC isn't it?

> I'm not allowed to set this option to enabled on each particular
> computer I need to connect to (and it would be crazy).

*** You don't have to give everyone remote access, you need to add "domain
users" or "domain accounts" or whatever group /account to the list with
appropriate privileges to the wanted namespace. Say for instance "remote
access" and "partial write" to "domain users", "execute methods", "remote
access" and "full write" to "domain accounts".
If you are not allowed to do this you can't use WMI to control other
machines on the network, point.

Willy.