Access Control issues

cats_five · 7 Aug 2012 at 13:40

Hi

I have tow bits of software which have to be run as an administrator, but the PC they are on is public.

The OS is XP Pro and there isn't a domain.

Is there a way I can prevent a user from logging on, but allow 'runas' to make the programs execute as that user?

I have tried disabling it and that stops the program running.

Raumarik · 7 Aug 2012 at 14:03

Possibly create a shortcut to the application exe file and run it as a different user.

create the shortcut, open properties on it, click the advanced button and select "run with different credentials".

cats_five · 7 Aug 2012 at 19:21

Yes, I can do that, I don't want them to be able to login as that user.

edscdk · 7 Aug 2012 at 21:24

Not sure there is a solution, you may need to try and fix the app, set all it's folders and reg keys to everyone full control.... There is a utility Filemon that will show you what accessing what if its accessing files outside its folder...

There are 3rd party utilities google Runas hide password

cats_five · 8 Aug 2012 at 08:32

Looks like the Google option might provide what I need:

http://www.robotronic.de/runasspcEn.html

Thanks.

paradigm · 8 Aug 2012 at 08:35

Is this not utterly futile?

If you allow apps to run elevated without the user needing credentials to be input, they can elevate anything and bypass your "security" anyway.

Seems that you're going about this in entirely the wrong way.