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.. _community.windows.win_psexec_module:
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community.windows.win_psexec
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**Runs commands (remotely) as another (privileged) user**
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:local:
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:depth: 1
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Synopsis
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- Run commands (remotely) through the PsExec service.
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- Run commands as another (domain) user (with elevated privileges).
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Requirements
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The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.
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- Microsoft PsExec
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Parameters
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.. raw:: html
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
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<tr>
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<th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
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<th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
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<th width="100%">Comments</th>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>chdir</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">path</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>Run the command from this (remote) directory.</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>command</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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/ <span style="color: red">required</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>The command line to run through PsExec (limited to 260 characters).</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>elevated</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<td>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>Run the command with elevated privileges.</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>executable</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">path</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<b>Default:</b><br/><div style="color: blue">"psexec.exe"</div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>The location of the PsExec utility (in case it is not located in your PATH).</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>hostnames</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">list</span>
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/ <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>
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</div>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>The hostnames to run the command.</div>
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<div>If not provided, the command is run locally.</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>interactive</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>Run the program so that it interacts with the desktop on the remote system.</div>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>limited</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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<td>
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<div>Run the command as limited user (strips the Administrators group and allows only privileges assigned to the Users group).</div>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>nobanner</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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<div>Do not display the startup banner and copyright message.</div>
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<div>This only works for specific versions of the PsExec binary.</div>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>noprofile</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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<div>Run the command without loading the account's profile.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>password</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div>The password for the (remote) user to run the command as.</div>
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<div>This is mandatory in order authenticate yourself.</div>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1">
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>priority</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>abovenormal</li>
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<li>background</li>
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<li>belownormal</li>
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<li>high</li>
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<li>low</li>
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<li>realtime</li>
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</ul>
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<div>Used to run the command at a different priority.</div>
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</td>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>session</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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</div>
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<div>Specifies the session ID to use.</div>
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<div>This parameter works in conjunction with <em>interactive</em>.</div>
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<div>It has no effect when <em>interactive</em> is set to <code>no</code>.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>system</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b> ←</div></li>
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<li>yes</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<div>Run the remote command in the System account.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>timeout</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<div>The connection timeout in seconds</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>username</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<div>The (remote) user to run the command as.</div>
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<div>If not provided, the current user is used.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-"></div>
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<b>wait</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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</div>
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<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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<li>no</li>
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<li><div style="color: blue"><b>yes</b> ←</div></li>
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</ul>
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<div>Wait for the application to terminate.</div>
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<div>Only use for non-interactive applications.</div>
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<br/>
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Notes
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.. note::
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- More information related to Microsoft PsExec is available from https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx
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See Also
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.. seealso::
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:ref:`community.windows.psexec_module`
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The official documentation on the **community.windows.psexec** module.
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:ref:`ansible.builtin.raw_module`
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The official documentation on the **ansible.builtin.raw** module.
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:ref:`ansible.windows.win_command_module`
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The official documentation on the **ansible.windows.win_command** module.
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:ref:`ansible.windows.win_shell_module`
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The official documentation on the **ansible.windows.win_shell** module.
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Examples
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.. code-block:: yaml
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- name: Test the PsExec connection to the local system (target node) with your user
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community.windows.win_psexec:
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command: whoami.exe
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- name: Run regedit.exe locally (on target node) as SYSTEM and interactively
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community.windows.win_psexec:
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command: regedit.exe
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interactive: yes
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system: yes
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- name: Run the setup.exe installer on multiple servers using the Domain Administrator
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community.windows.win_psexec:
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command: E:\setup.exe /i /IACCEPTEULA
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hostnames:
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- remote_server1
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- remote_server2
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username: DOMAIN\Administrator
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password: some_password
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priority: high
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- name: Run PsExec from custom location C:\Program Files\sysinternals\
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community.windows.win_psexec:
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command: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
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executable: C:\Program Files\sysinternals\psexec.exe
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hostnames: [ remote_server ]
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password: some_password
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priority: low
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Return Values
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Common return values are documented `here <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/common_return_values.html#common-return-values>`_, the following are the fields unique to this module:
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.. raw:: html
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
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<th colspan="1">Key</th>
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<th>Returned</th>
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<th width="100%">Description</th>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>cmd</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>The complete command line used by the module, including PsExec call and additional options.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">psexec.exe -nobanner \\remote_server -u "DOMAIN\Administrator" -p "some_password" -accepteula E:\setup.exe</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>pid</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<td>when <code>wait=False</code></td>
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<td>
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<div>The PID of the async process created by PsExec.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">1532</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>rc</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">integer</span>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>The return code for the command.</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>stderr</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<span style="color: purple">string</span>
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<td>always</td>
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<div>The error output from the command.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">Error 15 running E:\setup.exe</div>
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<div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-"></div>
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<b>stdout</b>
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<a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
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<div style="font-size: small">
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<td>always</td>
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<div>The standard output from the command.</div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
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<div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">Success.</div>
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<br/><br/>
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Status
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Authors
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~~~~~~~
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- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
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