Windows Vista and later syntax
RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred | /netonly] ] /user:program
RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/savecred] ] /smartcard [/user:] program
RUNAS /trustlevel:program
/noprofile
Specifies that the user's profile should not be loaded, which allows the application to load more quickly, but can cause some applications to malfunction.
/profile
The default setting that specifies that the user's profile should be loaded.
/env
Use the current environment instead of the user's.
/netonly
Use if the credentials specified are for remote access only.
/savecred
Use credentials previously saved by the user.
/smartcard
Use if the credentials are to be supplied from a smartcard.
/user
should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER
/showtrustlevels
Displays the trust levels that can be used as arguments to /trustlevel.
/trustlevel
should be one of the levels enumerated in /showtrustlevels.
program
Command line for EXE. See below for examples.
Examples
> runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd
> runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"
> runas /env /user:user@domain.microsoft.com "notepad \"my file.txt\""
Note
Enter a user's password only when prompted.
Note
The switch /profile is not compatible with /netonly.
Note
The switch /savecred is not compatible with /smartcard.
Windows XP and earlier syntax
RUNAS [/profile] [/env] [/netonly] /user:program
/profile
Use if the user's profile needs to be loaded.
/env
Use the current environment instead of user's.
/netonly
Use if the credentials specified are for remote access only.
/user
should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER.
program
Command line for EXE. See below for examples.
Examples
> runas /profile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd
> runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc"
> runas /env /user:user@domain.microsoft.com "notepad \"my file.txt\""
Note
Enter user's password only when prompted.
Note
USER@DOMAIN is not compatible with /netonly.