Re: tasklist.exe security problem??

From: Marcus (bafi_at_linux.nu)
Date: 09/24/04

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    I will try on Monday with filemon and regmon when I am back at work. Thanks

    Marcus

    Steven L Umbach wrote:

    > The only problems I am aware of if an program will not run is if the user does not
    > have the proper user right such as debug in this case, lack of ntfs permissions,
    > Software Restriction or Group Policy Restrictions, not being an administrator, or
    > file/operating system corruption possibly due to a virus. If you want to dig deeper
    > you could use the filemon and regmon tools from SysInternals to see what files and
    > registry entries are being access when you use those tools. I would for instance run
    > filemon just before I try to run taskkill and when it fails look in filemon's log for
    > any pertinent entries where access has been denied and just to see what it does
    > access. You could also temporarily enable auditing for failure for privilege use,
    > object access, and process tracking on the server and then look in the security log
    > for failed events which may give you a clue. --- Steve
    >
    > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml
    >
    > "Marcus" <bafi@linux.nu> wrote in message news:41546138.4C3D387F@linux.nu...
    > > Hi Steve,
    > > I tried with copying tasklist from another computer on which it is working and it
    > > is the
    > > same problem. I tried also tasklist from XP machine. The same error: Access denied.
    > > Maybe tasklist need some service which is stoped or deactivated. Do you know about
    > > such
    > > dependencies?
    > > I will write soon.
    > >
    > > Marcus
    > >
    > > Steven L Umbach wrote:
    > >
    > >> I can't think of much else other than to be absolutely sure you are logged on as
    > >> an
    > >> administrator by viewing the membership of the local administrators group and then
    > >> checking that system and administrators have full control for administrators and
    > >> system to the system folders and subfolders. If this is new behavior be sure to
    > >> run a
    > >> full virus scan on your computer. It might be interesting to see what happens if
    > >> you
    > >> copy tasklist from a computer it works on into a folder not in the path on the
    > >> problem computer to see if it executes from there. --- Steve
    > >>
    > >> "Marcus" <marcusbb@swipnet.se> wrote in message
    > >> news:Oo%23CuKgoEHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    > >> > Steven L Umbach wrote:
    > >> >
    > >> >> Check to see if the administrators group has the user right to debug programs
    > >> >> in
    > >> >> the appropriate security policy. For instance check Local Security Policy under
    > >> >> security settings/local policies/user rights.
    > >> > Yes, I checked now. Adminstrators have rights to debug
    > >> > For Windows 2000 it would need to show as the
    > >> >> "effective" settings. Certain utilities need this right. Other than that check
    > >> >> the
    > >> >> ntfs permissions on the executables. Software Restriction Policies in Windows
    > >> >> 2003
    > >> >> can also prevent a program from running but the user is usually told that the
    > >> >> application is restricted. --- Steve
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> > Software Restriction Policies are not defined
    > >> >
    > >> > What it could be???
    > >> >
    > >> > MArcus
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >
    > >> >>
    > >> >>
    > >> >> "Marcus" <bafi@linux.nu> wrote in message news:4151D7E8.3EE5B828@linux.nu...
    > >> >>
    > >> >>>I can not run tasklist.exe on my server. It does not
    > >> >>>matter if I log in as administrator locally or as domain administrator.
    > >> >>> I am geting always the same message:
    > >> >>>Error: Access denied
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>The same problem with taskkill.exe
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>It is hapen only on one server in the domain, on the rest tasklist.exe
    > >> >>>is working without problems.
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>Please help. Is this have to do with the Security
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>Marcus
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>
    > >> >>
    > >


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