Remote Get-Service as Normal user require other privileges

Question

Hello,
I my setup I have two Windows 2012 R2 servers.
From Computer1 I do a enter-pssession  to Computer2 as a normal user. (The user is in the group Remote Management Users)
On Computer2 I can do a get-process and it works. If I do a get-service it does not work.
Could this be because get-service automatically adds -computer . ? and it's then a double-hop?
So is there a trick to get it to work as a normal user?
Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer '.'. This operation might require other privileges.
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Service], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetServiceCommand

Answer 1

Hi RFalken,
I also think this should be permission issue, Please also use wmi remote access service:
Get-WmiObject -Class WIN32_service -ComputerName computer2
I think you would also get "access denied" error.
I tested the script you posted, and got the same error with you, after my investigation, please follow these steps:
To solve the wmi class permission issue, please also go through this article to troubleshoot:
Permissions to access WMI remotely
1)Add the user to 'Distributed DCOM Users' group on the target server
2)Add domain test user to  "WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__"
3)Grant both "Enable Account" & "Remote Enable" access to  Root/CIMV2 namespace
Please also run the cmd below, which will edit a service's security descriptor.
4)Run "sc sdset SCMANAGER D:(A;;CCLCRPRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCRPWPRC;;;SY)(A;;KA;;;BA)S:(AU;FA;KA;;;WD)(AU;OIIOFA;GA;;;WD)" in cmd.
Refer to:
Non-administrators cannot remotely access the Service Control Manager after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Although the article above is applied to Server 2003, however, it can also work in my test with newer OS version.
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