Enable-Privilege

SYNOPSIS

Enables a specific privilege for the current process.

Author: Will Schroeder (@harmj0y)
License: BSD 3-Clause
Required Dependencies: PSReflect

SYNTAX

Enable-Privilege [-Privilege] <String[]>

DESCRIPTION

Uses RtlAdjustPrivilege to enable a specific privilege for the current process. Privileges can be passed by string, or the output from Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege can be passed on the pipeline.

EXAMPLES

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege

Privilege Attributes ProcessId --------- ---------- --------- SeShutdownPrivilege DISABLED 3620 SeChangeNotifyPrivilege ...AULT, SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 3620 SeUndockPrivilege DISABLED 3620 SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege DISABLED 3620 SeTimeZonePrivilege DISABLED 3620

Enable-Privilege SeShutdownPrivilege

Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege

                Privilege                    Attributes                     ProcessId
                ---------                    ----------                     ---------
      SeShutdownPrivilege          SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED                          3620
  SeChangeNotifyPrivilege ...AULT, SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED                          3620
        SeUndockPrivilege                      DISABLED                          3620

SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege DISABLED 3620 SeTimeZonePrivilege DISABLED 3620

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege

Privilege Attributes ProcessId --------- ---------- --------- SeShutdownPrivilege DISABLED 2828 SeChangeNotifyPrivilege ...AULT, SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828 SeUndockPrivilege DISABLED 2828 SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege DISABLED 2828 SeTimeZonePrivilege DISABLED 2828

Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege | Enable-Privilege -Verbose VERBOSE: Attempting to enable SeShutdownPrivilege VERBOSE: Attempting to enable SeChangeNotifyPrivilege VERBOSE: Attempting to enable SeUndockPrivilege VERBOSE: Attempting to enable SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege VERBOSE: Attempting to enable SeTimeZonePrivilege

Get-ProcessTokenPrivilege

Privilege Attributes ProcessId --------- ---------- --------- SeShutdownPrivilege SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828 SeChangeNotifyPrivilege ...AULT, SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828 SeUndockPrivilege SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828 SeIncreaseWorkingSetPrivilege SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828 SeTimeZonePrivilege SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED 2828

PARAMETERS

-Privilege

{{Fill Privilege Description}}

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Privileges

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

http://forum.sysinternals.com/tip-easy-way-to-enable-privileges_topic15745.html