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WMIC commands

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

WMIC commands

The following commands are available at all times:

Command Purpose

CLASS

Escape from the default alias mode of WMIC to access classes in the WMI schema directly.

PATH

Escape from the default alias mode of WMIC to access instances in the WMI schema directly.

CONTEXT

Display the current values of all global switches.

QUIT

Exit from WMIC.

EXIT

Exit from WMIC.

For more information about the global switches displayed by CONTEXT, see WMIC switches.

For information about how WMI validates users, see Managing WMI security.

For information about WMIC security, authentication, and authorization, see Security with WMIC.