Built-in RunAs

This article describes the built in method of using `RunAs`. For sessions types that do not yet support the built in method you can follow the manual steps outlined in Manual RunAs.

Settings

Supported types

The following types currently support Run As:

Option	Description
Session	Command Line PowerShell
Macros/Scripts/Tools	Command Line PowerShell Local PowerShell Remote PSExec
Session Add-on	SQL Server Management Studio

Session

Sessions that support Run As will have a Run As tab where you specify which credentials to use when starting with Run As.

Option	Description
None	No Run As is performed.
Current session	Use the same credentials as defined in the session.
Custom credentials	Use specified custom credentials.
Credential repository	Use a link credential entry.
Use my personal credentials	Use a link personal credential entry.

Macros/Scripts/Tools

With tools session types you only need to specify Run as different user in Advanced tab. At execution time the credentials will be resolved and used to start the Windows Credentials unless you select Use session credentials, in which case it will use those active for the session.

With tools session types you only need to specify Run as different user At execution time the credentials will be resolved and used to start the Run As process.

Session add-on

SQL Server Management Studio supports Run As. Configure it like you would configure a normal session.

Click on Run as different user to modify the Run As settings.

Notes

Run as Different User and Run As Administrator are mutually exclusive.

Run as Different User does not allow for Shell Execute

Example: Command line session with Run as different user on the same workgroup/domain

1. Create a new Command Line session.
2. Set the command to CMD.

   
3. Specify the Run As credentials.

   
4. Save your session.
5. Run your Command Line session.