5. Configure WMI permissions
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Note: This is step 5 of the procedure for how to Configure WMI with minimum required user permissions. Spotlight User is the windows user that will be used in the connection to the Windows server and/or Windows host of the database connection. For more information, see Configure | Connections. |
From the Windows command prompt, type wmimgmt.msc and click Enter to open the WmiMgmt dialog.
- Right click WMI Control (Local) | Properties.
- Click Security.
- Expand the Root node. Select cimv2.
- Click the Security button to open security settings for WMI on this computer.
- Click Advanced to open the advanced security settings for this WMI namespace.
Add the Spotlight User. Click Edit. Allow:
- Execute Methods
- Enable Account
- Remote Enable
- Read Security
Ensure these permissions apply to this namespace and all the namespaces under it by selecting This namespace and subnamespaces in the Apply to drop down box.
Click OK to save the new permissions.
- Click OK to close the Advanced Security Settings dialog. Click OK to close the Security for ROOT dialog.
- Returning to the Root node, select DEFAULT.
- Click the Security button to open security settings for DEFAULT.
- Click Advanced to open the advanced security settings.
Add the Spotlight User. Click Edit. Allow:
- Execute Methods
- Enable Account
- Remote Enable
- Read Security
Ensure these permissions apply to this namespace and all the namespaces under it by selecting This namespace and subnamespaces in the Apply to drop down box.
Click OK to save the new permissions.
- Click OK to close all dialogs.