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Asked: 2026-05-12T07:50:27+00:00

Is it possible to invoke an exe on a remote computer, supposing we know

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Is it possible to invoke an exe on a remote computer, supposing we know the absolute path of the exe where it lies?

I have written a client and a server program and am able to get both work as expected when both are running. But now, all I want to do is to invoke the server program from client if server is not running. Seems like defeating the purpose of server-client model but still.

If that is possible without knowing the login credentials of the remote system, then it’d be cool. Eg: There are softwares like ‘PsExec’ that need login credentials.

I understand that, such a feature may not be there, as it would mean a serious security threat, but, I am just wondering if there is some sort of a workaround.

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    If that is possible without knowing
    the login credentials of the remote
    system, then it’d be cool. Eg: There
    are softwares like ‘PsExec’ that need
    login credentials.

    I understand that, such a feature may
    not be there, as it would mean a
    serious security threat, but, I am
    just wondering if there is some sort
    of a workaround.

    Those “inconvenient” security rules are there for a purpose. You simply do not want people to be able to run any old program on your machine without proper authentication and authorization. Not even if you are behind a firewall.

    Why?

    In one word – Viruses! If some machine on your network gets infected with a virus (or similar malware), then all machines that run a non-authenticated remote execute service would be at serious risk of infection.

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