What user does Xp_cmdshell run as?
sysadmin group
7 Answers. Because you’re connecting to SQL as a login in the sysadmin group, xp_cmdshell runs as the service account. If you connect as a low-privilege login, then it will use the xp_cmdshell_proxy_account instead. So try doing EXECUTE AS LOGIN=’lowprivaccount’ first, to see if that helps.
How do you execute a command in SQL Server?
Start the sqlcmd utility and connect to a default instance of SQL Server
- On the Start menu click Run. In the Open box type cmd, and then click OK to open a Command Prompt window.
- At the command prompt, type sqlcmd.
- Press ENTER.
- To end the sqlcmd session, type EXIT at the sqlcmd prompt.
How do I run a stored procedure from the command line?
Syntax of EXEC command in SQL Server
- –Executing stored procedure.
- EXECUTE | EXEC
- WITH
- — Execting string.
- EXECUTE | EXEC (‘sql string’)
- WITH
Who is the user executing XP cmdshell command?
When I call xp_cmdshell, the user executing the command is the SQL SysAdmin, i.e. the account who run SQL Server process. I wish xp_cmdshell executes as the account with which I’m connected to SQL server, i.e Administrator
How does XP cmdshell connect to Windows service account?
The Windows process spawned by xp_cmdshell has the same security rights as the SQL Server service account. When it is called by a user that is not a member of the sysadmin fixed server role, xp_cmdshell connects to Windows by using the account name and password stored in the credential named ##xp_cmdshell_proxy_account##.
Can you pass in different authentication with XP _ cmdshell?
Can I pass in different authentication with the xp_cmdshell? The Windows process spawned by xp_cmdshell has the same security rights as the SQL Server service account.
Can a sysadmin enable and invoke XP cmdshell?
A second type of functionality is the granting of permission to enable and invoke xp_cmdshell. By default, only sysadmin logins can enable and invoke xp_cmdshell, but a sysadmin login can grant permission to enable and invoke xp_cmdshell to one or a set of non-sysadmin logins.