Psexec is not recognized

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Explanation:

The error message “psexec is not recognized” means that the command or program ‘psexec’ is not recognized by the system. This usually happens when the executable file for ‘psexec’ is not in a directory that is included in the system’s PATH environment variable.

The PATH is a list of directories in which the operating system searches for executable files when you type a command in the terminal or command prompt. If the executable file for ‘psexec’ is not in one of these directories, the system will not recognize it.

To fix this issue, you can try one of the following solutions:

  1. Specify the full path of ‘psexec’:

    Instead of just typing ‘psexec’ in the terminal or command prompt, you can specify the full path of the ‘psexec’ executable. For example, if ‘psexec’ is located in the “C:\Tools” directory, you can type “C:\Tools\psexec” to run the program.
  2. Add the directory containing ‘psexec’ to the PATH:

    To make it easier to run ‘psexec’ without specifying the full path each time, you can add the directory containing ‘psexec’ to the system’s PATH environment variable.

    – For Windows:

    • Open the “System Properties” window by right-clicking on “Computer” or “This PC” and selecting “Properties”.
    • Go to “Advanced system settings”, then click on the “Environment Variables” button.
    • In the “System variables” section, select the “Path” variable, then click on the “Edit” button.
    • Add the directory path (e.g., “C:\Tools”) containing ‘psexec’ to the list of paths, separating each path with a semicolon (;).
    • Click “OK” to save the changes.

    – For Linux/Mac:

    • Open a terminal window.
    • Edit the ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile file using a text editor.
    • Add the following line at the end of the file:
      export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/psexec
    • Save the file and exit the text editor.
    • Run the command source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.bash_profile to apply the changes to the current session.

    After adding the directory to the PATH, you should be able to run ‘psexec’ from any location without specifying the full path.

Remember to replace “/path/to/psexec” with the actual path of the ‘psexec’ directory on your system.

Example:

Assuming ‘psexec’ is installed in the “C:\Tools” directory, you can run it with the following command:

C:\Tools\psexec [arguments]

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