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RUNAS ERROR - The system cannot find the file specified
13 June,2025 by Rambler
Question: When attempting to execute a Windows command line command , "start.exe" with a RUNAS command - I'm getting a "The system cannot find the fike specified" error. But if I run it with the profile which I'm logged into the server , the same command runs ok.
C:\myfolder>runas /user:MYDOMAIN\USER1 "start cmd.exe"
Enter the password for MYDOMAIN\USER1 :
Attempting to start start cmd.exe as user "MYDOMAIN\USER1" ...
RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - start cmd.exe
2: The system cannot find the file specified.
Answer:
The command you're executing interprets this as looking for a for a file named start as the command. Runas doesn't know that start is internal to cmd
Do:
runas /user:MYDOMAIN\USER1 "cmd start cmd.exe"
Author: Rambler (http://www.dba-ninja.com)
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