The PsTools category includes operations that let you work with freeware utilities that are distributed as part of the PsTools suite, which you can get from www.sysinternals.com:
| Operations |
Description |
| Change Password (PsPasswd) |
Changes account passwords via the PsPasswd utility. |
| Control Services (PsService) |
List and control services via the PsService utility. |
| Get Computer or User SID (PsGetSid) |
Returns the security ID (SID) of a computer or a user
via the PsGetSid utility. |
| Get Event Log (PsLogList) |
Dumps event log records by using the PsLogList utility. |
| Get List of Opened Files (PsFile) |
Lists files opened remotely via the PsFile utility. |
| Get Logged on Users (PsLoggedOn) |
Lists users who are logged on locally and via resource
sharing, by using the PsLoggedOn utility. |
| Get Process Information (PsList) |
Lists detailed information about processes via the
PsList utility. |
| Get System Information (PsInfo) |
Lists information about a system by using the PsInfo
utility. |
| Run Process (PsExec) |
Executes processes remotely by using the PsExec utility. |
| Shut Down Computer (PsShutdown) |
Shuts down or optionally reboots a computer by using
the PsShutdown utility. |
| Suspend/Resume Process (PsSuspend) |
Suspends and resumes processes by using the PsSuspend
utility. |
| Terminate Process (PsKill) |
Kills processes by name or process ID via the PsKill
utility. |
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To execute the desired PsTools operation successfully, the corresponding utility must be installed on your computer. Otherwise, an error will occur.
