Start-Process with alternative credential in a remote session

Question

all, I believe this scenario sounds indeed odd, but I do need your help on this. First I use

Enter-PSSession -ComputerName myComputerName -Credential domain\\user1

to remote to a third machine from my dev machine. I got a prompt like [myComputername]: PS C:\\Users\\user\\ . Then I try to Start-Process with another user, say domain\\user2. However it failed, although the executable path fed to the Start-Process is full under control of domain\\user2. I suppose there is no permission problem on this. For example

Start-Process -FilePath powershell -ArgumentList "-command " & {whoami} "" -Credential domain\\user2 -WorkingDirectory workingdirectory

It wouldn't print the domain\\user2. And it would if you run this command after remote desktop to the test machine. Anyone knows the root cause and the fix of this? Thanks & Regards, Jingfei

Answer 1

I believe you have the dreaded Powershell Remoting Second Hop blues.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj853299.aspx

CredSSP:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee309365(v=vs.85).aspx

Delegating credentials to a runspace:

http://www.vinithmenon.com/2012/11/delegated-administration-in-windows.html