Is there a way to make my local AppCmd.exe to refer to a remote server?

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I need to remotely administrate IIS via command-line. Is there a way to make my local AppCmd.exe refer to a remote server? So that every command I pass to AppCmd.exe would be executed in another machine?

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 06 '15 at 18:16

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You can download PSEXEC and run the following command:

psexec \\servername c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd

For example

psexec \\servername c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd list wp

answered Jul 06 '15 at 18:16

Sameer Alibhai

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Be aware that doing this could set off major alarms in your organization if you are in a company that watches for stuff like this. – ErikE Feb 23 '16 at 01:06
Please don't forget about [PsExec gets stuck on licence prompt when running non-interactively](https://serverfault.com/questions/274831/is-there-a-way-to-make-my-local-appcmd-exe-to-refer-to-a-remote-server/703881#703881) and use the `PsExec /accepteula` switch for your invocations. – it3xl Mar 13 '18 at 14:54

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 05 '15 at 14:57

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I don't think you can directly use appcmd for remote management. But IIS 7 has a PowerShell provider for remote management, check this article.

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answered May 30 '11 at 00:47

sky100

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I've been banging my head against the walls for weeks on this thing, so a heads-up: the IIS Powershell providers for remote management are *awful* if you use UNC shares for anything. – Pxtl Jan 28 '20 at 17:35

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 29 '11 at 23:42

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Only if you're using Shared Configuration, but I don't think that's your intent.

Otherwise it's PSEXEC, remote Powershell, or similar.

answered May 29 '11 at 23:42

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Is there a way to make my local AppCmd.exe to refer to a remote server?

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