Re: "Run As" feature

From: Dana Smith (dsmith@wolfandco.com)
Date: 04/22/03 

From: "Dana Smith" <dsmith@wolfandco.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 08:03:50 -0700

Thanks for the info. Carrie, that worked for me.

Dana

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Dana,
>
>As far as I can tell, "Network and Dial-up Connections"
is like Printers and Windows
>Explorer - they are "launched indirectly by Windows
2000. These applications cannot
>be started with the runas command." (Windows 2000 Help
Topic titled: "To create a
>shortcut using runas command parameters").
>
>What you could do, though, is use taskmgr to End Process
on explorer.exe, use taskmgr
>File > New Task to "runas" Explorer in an admin context,
and then open "Network and
>Dial-up Connections" and navigate to your LAN
connectoid. To return to your "currently
>logged in user [that] has Power User rights," just
logoff, then use taskmgr File > New
>Task to run Explorer.
>
>For more information about the Shell being started in the
Primary Security Context, see:
>
>Step-by-Step Guide to Using Secondary Logon in Windows
2000
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/man
agement/seclogon.asp
>
>Carrie
>
>: "Dana Smith" Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.win2000.security
>: news:004901c30501$90c1ec00$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>: Does anyone know how to run the "Network and Dial-up
>: Connections" applet as an administrator when the
currently
>: logged in user has Power User rights? I've tried using
>: the "Run As" feature but it does not work.
>:
>: Any feedback would be great, thanks.
>.
>