Windows sysinternals

14 Part I Getting Started
Because the display of this dialog box interferes with automation and other noninteractive
scenarios, most of the Sysinternals utilities take the command-line switch /accepteula as a
valid assertion of agreement with the license terms. For example, the following command
uses PsExec (described in Chapter 6) to run LogonSessions.exe (described in Chapter 8) in a
noninteractive context on server1, where the /accepteula switch on the LogonSessions.exe
command line prevents it from getting stuck waiting for a button press that will never come:
PsExec \\server1 logonsessions.exe /AcceptEula
Note that some Sysinternals utilities have not yet been updated to support the /accepteula
switch. For these utilities, you might need to manually set the flag indicating acceptance. You
can do this with a command line like the following, which creates a EulaAccepted registry
value in the per-utility registry key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sysinternals branch
of the registry on server1:
psexec \\server1 reg add hkcu\software\sysinternals\pendmove /v eulaaccepted /t reg_dword /d
1 /f
Frequently Asked Questions About Sysinternals Licensing
■ How many copies of Sysinternals utilities can I freely load or use on computers
owned by my company?
There is no limit to the number of times you can install and use the software on your
devices or those you support.
■ Can I distribute Sysinternals utilities in my software, on my Web site, or with my
magazine?
No. Microsoft is not offering any distribution licenses, even if the third party is distributing
them for free. Microsoft encourages people to download the utilities from its
download center or run them directly from the Web where they can be assured to get
the most recent version of the utility.
■ Can I license or re-use any Sysinternals source code?
The Sysinternals source code is no longer available for download or licensing.
■ Will the Sysinternals tools continue to be freely available?
Yes. Microsoft has no plans to remove these tools or charge for them.
■ Is there technical support available for the Sysinternals tools?
All Sysinternals tools are offered “as is” with no official Microsoft support. Microsoft
does maintain a Sysinternals dedicated community support forum (http://forum.
sysinternals.com) where you can report bugs and request new features.
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