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Using Alternate Logon Credentials in BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: May 5, 2015

You have a few different options for initiating actions on target computers with the account that you have set aside for administrative actions. Most actions in BatchPatch must be executed with an account that has local administrator permissions on the target computer. However, in some cases a BatchPatch administrator might not be logged on to […]

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PsExec v2.1 – All Network Communication Is Now Encrypted

By Scott | Published: May 19, 2014

Hey Everyone – I just wanted to take a moment to announce to anyone who hasn’t already heard that PsExec, starting with version 2.1, which was released on March 7, 2014, now encrypts all communication between local and remote systems. No more passwords sent in the clear! In previous versions of PsExec, if you specified […]

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BatchPatch Authentication in Domain and Workgroup (non-domain) Environments

By Scott | Published: April 16, 2014

When we set out to create BatchPatch, one of our primary concerns was to ensure that the software would be as easy to use as possible. We believe we were successful in that endeavor. However, since every network environment is unique, there are a few things that need to be understood about the BatchPatch authentication […]

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