{"id":6822,"date":"2012-11-12T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T11:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2012-11-12T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T11:24:06","slug":"how-to-run-server-manager-or-any-application-as-a-different-user-in-windows-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/blog\/6822-how-to-run-server-manager-or-any-application-as-a-different-user-in-windows-8.html","title":{"rendered":"How to run Server Manager or any application as a different user in Windows 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are running Windows Server 2012 you can install the Remote Administration Tools on Windows 8, which lets you administer your server from the comfort of the Windows 8 GUI, even if your servers are Server Core.<\/p>\n

However, it is unlikely that you log onto your Windows 8 client with the same credentials you use to manage your servers.<\/p>\n

The solution is to run the tools as a different user. The approach you use depends on which tool you are using. If you run PowerShell, for example, you can use the enter-psssession cmdlet with the Credential argument:<\/p>\n

enter-psssession yourservername -credential yourdomain\\youradmin<\/p>\n

This will pop up a login prompt so you can start an administrative PowerShell session on the server.<\/p>\n

But what about Server Manager? If you go to the Start screen (after installing the remote tools) and type Server Manager, you can right-click the shortcut (or flick up) and get these options:<\/p>\n

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Run as administrator will not help you, since this is the local adminstrator. Instead, choose Open file location. <\/p>\n

Next, hold down the shift key and right-click the shortcut for Server Manager:<\/p>\n

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From the pop-up menu choose Run as different user and enter your server admin credentials.<\/p>\n

Now you have a nice Dashboard from which to manage your remote server.<\/p>\n

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