PsService.exe Error querying services

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   I am trying to use PsService.exe to query the status of the Group Policy Client on a Windows 2008 Server running on a VMware Virtual Machine. I am running the utilities from a PowerShell command prompt.

When I run the following command:
.\PsService.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account query gpsvc
I get the following error message:
PsService v2.24 - Service information and configuration utility
Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Password:
Error querying services on \\target:
Access is denied.
I have checked the permissions listed in the FAQ and other Access Denied posts. All of the following commands have completed successfully:
net use \\target\Admin$ /user:DOMAIN\account
dir \\target\Admin$
net use \\target\Admin$ /delete
.\Psfile.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account 
.\PsList.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account 
I have run the following command:
.\PsService.exe \\otherVMtarget -u DOMAIN\account query gpsvc
and it completes successfully.
It is a different error (and I don't really need to use the command on this machine) but I don't know if it's helpful information so here it is:
During my testing I also discovered that the PsExec fails as well:
PsExec v1.98 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Password:
Could not start PsExec service on target:
Access is denied.

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Thew42 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 February 2012 Location: New Orleans, LA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Thew42 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: PsService.exe Error querying services Posted: 22 February 2012 at 9:22pm
	I am trying to use PsService.exe to query the status of the Group Policy Client on a Windows 2008 Server running on a VMware Virtual Machine. I am running the utilities from a PowerShell command prompt. When I run the following command: .\PsService.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account query gpsvc I get the following error message: PsService v2.24 - Service information and configuration utility Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Password: Error querying services on \\target: Access is denied. I have checked the permissions listed in the FAQ and other Access Denied posts. All of the following commands have completed successfully: net use \\target\Admin$ /user:DOMAIN\account dir \\target\Admin$ net use \\target\Admin$ /delete .\Psfile.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account .\PsList.exe \\target -u DOMAIN\account I have run the following command: .\PsService.exe \\otherVMtarget -u DOMAIN\account query gpsvc and it completes successfully. It is a different error (and I don't really need to use the command on this machine) but I don't know if it's helpful information so here it is: During my testing I also discovered that the PsExec fails as well: PsExec v1.98 - Execute processes remotely Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Password: Could not start PsExec service on target: Access is denied.