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Permissions required for monitoring a system via WMI:

1. User Roles: Distributed COM User, Performance Monitor Users.
2. Enable Account and Remote Enable for the user to the CIMV2 WMI namespace.
   

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   If a restricted user with the above permissions is used, Uptime Infrastructure Monitor will not be able to perform the regular system re-scans to pick up any system changes, as it will not have the required privileges.

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   Local policies at the Active Directory level may over-ride your local standard user (e.g. wmiuser, as in the example below) so you may need to consult with server or authorization administrators to ensure proper operation and/or to maintain compliance with corporate security policies.

The options format for WMI-based agentless monitoring includes the following fields in addition to the standard element fields: 

• WMI Domain (optional)
• WMI Username 
• WMI Password

For example:

• Host Name: hostname1
• Display name: windows machine
• Type: WMI Agentless
• WMI Username: wmiuser 
• WMI Password: uptime
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