Re: user rights to run a .exe file

From: Steven L Umbach (sumbach_at_N0spam.ameritech.net)
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:04:28 -0600

There is no easy way to do such. You would have to use tools like filemon
and regmon from SysInternals to see where a regular user is being denied
access and then give the user appropriate permissions and try again. --
Steve

"IainM" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:86Pac.12156704$Of.2030828@news.easynews.com...
> Cheers Steve,
>
> Yes, the users can run software that has been installed under an
> administrative account, the problem is some of them are trying to run exe
> files that come on their usb memory sticks to encrypt the data. when they
> try to run it access is denied.The exe file allows resides on the memory
> stick and allows them to partition the stick into encrypted and public
> areas, and to enter their password to access the encrypted area. An
> administrative account can run this but a power user can't. I know that in
> the policies that you can set which exe files users can access but I don't
> want to have to start to itemise all the files that they have access to I
> just want to say users X and Y can run aaaa.exe from their memory stick!
>
> Any thoughs?
>
> Regards
> Iain.
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <sumbach@N0spam.ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:e8rYFu2FEHA.3032@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Well that is not really true. They can run files that they have
> > read/list/execute permissions to which would be just about everything in
a
> > default installation in the \program files folders structure. There may
be
> > certain .exe files in the \winnt\system32 folder they can not run
because
> of
> > the need for administrator rights, but in general they can run .exe
files
> > that they have/read/list/execute permissions to. Do you mean install
> > software perhaps? --- Steve
> >
> >
> > "IainM" <a@b.c> wrote in message
> > news:agDac.12023762$Id.2013887@news.easynews.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the best way to give a user the rights to run certain
> > > executable files but not others on their machines in a domain. By
> default
> > a
> > > user cannot run executable files.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Iain
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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