About Awshim - Symantec 14541094 - pcAnywhere Host & Remote Administrator's Manual

About AwShim

administrators can modify the default security settings in DCOM to allow or deny
access to a system.
Modifying DCOM security settings on a managed computer might require
adjustments to the DCOM settings on the administrator computer. Ensure that
all managed computers are authenticating on the same Windows NT domain or
on trusted domains.
When an administrator connection is made to a remote computer, the centralized
management software attempts to impersonate the user who is making the
connection. If the user is not logged on with administrator privileges, this
impersonation fails.
To further ensure security, callers who do not have administrator privileges cannot
perform administrator functions or have access beyond what they would normally
have when logged on to the computer directly.
To avoid connection problems because of access denied errors, run the
dcomcnfg.exe utility to check the security settings for the client. Edit the default
security and add only the domain users or administrators who are allowed to
access the host.
For more information, consult the dcomcnfg.exe online documentation.
To modify DCOM settings
Do one of the following:
In Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP, open the \WinNT\System32 folder,
and then run dcomcnfg.exe.
In Windows 98/Me, open the \Windows\System folder, and then run
dcomcnfg.exe.
AwShim is the management component that bridges pcAnywhere and the
centralized management integration. The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool
uses AwShim to start and stop host and remote sessions. For each action, you can
assign specific host or remote configuration files.
AwShim uses the following parameters:
-A Action
-B Bhf File Name
-C Chf File Name
-H HostName on which to perform action
-R Remote machine to which to connect
About the Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
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