How can I browse for services through WMI?

Question

At first I wasn't able to connect to the other computers with wbemtest. Now, after following this instructions: http://www.poweradmin.com/help/enableWMI.aspx I can run the following WQL query on it:

Select * From Win32_Process

But the following query only gets me the "Access denied" error message:

Select * From Win32_Service

What do I need to do in the remote machine in order to enable the local browse for the remote's services?

Answer 1

So, after hours and hours of wondering lost I found this pdf document that tells how UAC interferes with your set of permissions and how can you fix that: http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/apm/docs/APMWMITroubleshooting.pdf

In my case, the registry key didn't existed, but you could create it easily.

That key from above does the trick (after all else is set of course!), Cheers!

Answer 2

As a remote user, you need the SC_MANAGER_CONNECT privilege.

See Win32_Service and Service Security and Access Rights.