Re: runas

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k_at_despammed.com)
Date: 08/26/03 

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:45:17 -0400

You can use the AT command or use Explorer / Network Neighborhood to browse
to the computer and open up the Task Scheduler icon and drag and drop
scheduled task icons there. IIRC, the AT command may not let you choose the
account for the job, so you would then have to go in and right-click on the
task in task scheduler to change the account. I can't remember if dragging
and dropping the task icon copies the account and password over or not, you
might want to check.

You could try also this to allow users to temporarily have admin
permissions:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#runas

However, because of the security implications of that, it might be better to
determine which registry keys / values are modified and change the
permissions on those keys to let the installing user account modify those
keys / values.

There are other solutions as well, such as commercial solutions that let you
push out software by installing a special service on the machine, possibly
using Active Directory for Windows 2000 and assigning packaged applications
to the user or machine, etc.

"George" <haubica@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O9FA4PyaDHA.1580@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi all!
>
> I am trying to run some batch files to restricted users but some
operations
> as importing registry keys are not able to run correctly as the users are
> restricted.
> I was playing around with tqcrunas and it is working great but this is
just
> a trial version.
>
> I was wondering if there is some other application that can enable me to
> install things remotely with admin credentials to the restricted users?
>
> I am in mixed nt and 2000 with 2000 workstations. no AD; still on nt
domain.
>
> Best regards, George
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Windows Task Scheduler looses account credentials data
    ... You will now have a new Task Scheduler Log File. ... Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon ... How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows ... or no account information existed for the task. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: AT service fails
    ... 0x80070569: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested ... Looks like AT service remembers the account info only once then clears it ... > Its the same as through Task Scheduler ... Log in as Administrator to Local computer ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)
  • Re: task scheduler is acting crazy
    ... not for sure in this case, but the most common problem with task scheduling is the lack of a PASSWORD for the account the task is to run for. ... the problem involves a general cessation of the task scheduler function. ... can still see the scheduled jobs in the scheduled tasks folder. ... "An error has occurred attempting to retrieve task information. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • Re: Windows Task Scheduler looses account credentials data
    ... You will now have a new Task Scheduler Log File. ... It can be checked by going to Start/Search and typing in: ... Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only. ... How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: HOTMAIL ICON
    ... Email client (MS Outlook Express, if the account is old enough, Windows ... I've had Hotmail accounts since 1999, or so, and never had a desktop icon. ... if I wanted one; I'd create a desktop shortcut to ...
    (microsoft.public.internet.mail)