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I am getting the following error when trying to execute a line of code

Start-Process : This command cannot be executed due to the error: 
Access is denied.

This is the code being executed

$username = "domain\username"
$passwordPlainText = "password"     
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "$passwordPlainText" -asplaintext -force
$cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $username,$password

$powershellArguments = "D:\path\ps.script.ps1", "arg1", "arg2", "arg3", "arg4"
Start-Process "powershell.exe" -credential $cred -ArgumentList $powershellArguments -wait
  • This code works fine when executed locally, but not when called via vbs WMI
  • Both computers exist in the same domain and address range
  • The username and password supplied have admin privileges on both machines
  • I have tried both with and without -wait however neither works, and due to the user being privileged, I'd prefer to keep it
mhopkins321
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Q: Have you tried without the "-wait"?

Look at this link:

The parameter "-wait" suppresses the command prompt or retains the window until the process completes. This operation may require administrator rights.

paulsm4
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  • however, even with -wait, the username and password i'm using have full access to the box, so it shouldn't be an issue that it requires admin rights – mhopkins321 Aug 09 '12 at 19:30