' Set the authority and check display name is OK WScript.Echo "Pass 1 - Set authority in SWbemObjectPath" WScript.Echo "======================================" WScript.Echo set obj = CreateObject ("WbemScripting.SWbemObjectPath") obj.Authority = "ntlmdomain:redmond" obj.Security_.impersonationLevel = 3 obj.Server = "myServer" obj.Namespace = "root\default" WScript.Echo obj.Authority WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName WScript.Echo WScript.Echo 'Now feed the display name the object WScript.Echo "Pass 2 - Set authority in Display Name" WScript.Echo "===================================" WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName = "winmgmts:{authority=ntlmdomain:redmond,authenticationLevel=connect}[locale=ms_0x409]!root\splodge" WScript.Echo obj.Authority WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName WScript.Echo WScript.Echo 'Now Set authority direct WScript.Echo "Pass 3 - Set authority directly" WScript.Echo "============================" WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName = "winmgmts:root\splodge" obj.Authority = "kerberos:mydomain\server" WScript.Echo obj.Authority WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName obj.Authority = vbNullString WScript.Echo obj.Authority WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName obj.Authority = "" WScript.Echo obj.Authority WScript.Echo obj.DisplayName WScript.Echo WScript.Echo 'Plug the authority into the moniker WScript.Echo "Pass 4 - Set authority in moniker" WScript.Echo "=============================" WScript.Echo set Service = GetObject ("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate,authority=ntlmdomain:redmond}!root\default") set cim = Service.Get ("__cimomidentification=@") WScript.Echo cim.Path_.Authority WScript.Echo cim.Path_.DisplayName WScript.Echo WScript.Echo 'Plug the authority into ConnectServer WScript.Echo "Pass 4 - Set authority in ConnectServer" WScript.Echo "====================================" WScript.Echo set Locator = CreateObject ("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") set Service = Locator.ConnectServer (,,,,,"ntlmdomain:redmond") Service.Security_.impersonationLevel = 3 set disk = Service.Get ("Win32_LogicalDisk=""C:""") WScript.Echo disk.Path_.Authority WScript.Echo disk.Path_.DisplayName WScript.Echo WScript.Echo