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When I try to PsExec to a remote machine using PsExec \\machine -u domain\user -p pass PsExec shows the following error message:

The handle is invalid.
Couldn't access machine:
Completed in 0.426s

However domain\user can remote login to \\machine with no problem. Any ideas how can I let domain\user PsExec into that machine as well.

Behrang Saeedzadeh
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Try the following:
Start > Run > Type \machine\c$
In the dialog box that opens type domain\user and password

If you can't log in to the administrative share (c$) of the remote machine with that particular user ID, it means it does not have administrative rights, and therefore, no permission to execute on that machine.

If you can log in, try running PSList first, to verify that the process handle exists.

Traveling Tech Guy
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Restarting Netlogon service helped to solve my issue

Firoz Musthafa
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Maybe you have reached the maximum number of connections allowed by the "Server" windows service, try restarting it.

You can see the number of sessions in use with this command:

net statistics server

It happened me in Windows 7 Professional to have lots of active sessions and was giving the "The handle is invalid." message in Psexec

Andrea Giovacchini
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Open "Registry Editor" on your remote server Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Add a new DWORD value: LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy Set LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy = 1 Reboot the remote machine.

Boris Evraev
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