'Start of Script
'VBRUNAS.VBS
'v1.2 March 2001
'Jeffery Hicks
'[email protected] http://www.quilogy.com
'USAGE: cscript|wscript VBRUNAS.VBS Username Password Command
'DESC: A RUNAS replacement to take password at a command prompt.
'NOTES: This is meant to be used for local access. If you want to run a command
'across the network as another user, you must add the /NETONLY switch to the RUNAS
'command.
' *********************************************************************************
' * THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED AS IS AND MAY BE FREELY MODIFIED OR ALTERED AS *
' * NECESSARY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES, *
' * EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OF ANY OTHER KIND TO THIS CODE OR ANY USER MODIFICATIONS. *
' * DO NOT USE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED IN A SECURED LAB *
' * ENVIRONMENT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. *
' *********************************************************************************
On Error Resume Next
dim WshShell,oArgs,FSO
set oArgs=wscript.Arguments
if InStr(oArgs(0),"?")<>0 then
wscript.echo VBCRLF & "? HELP ?" & VBCRLF
Usage
end if
if oArgs.Count <3 then
wscript.echo VBCRLF & "! Usage Error !" & VBCRLF
Usage
end if
sUser=oArgs(0)
sPass=oArgs(1)&VBCRLF
sCmd=oArgs(2)
set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set WshEnv = WshShell.Environment("Process")
WinPath = WshEnv("SystemRoot")&"\System32\runas.exe"
set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
if FSO.FileExists(winpath) then
'wscript.echo winpath & " " & "verified"
else
wscript.echo "!! ERROR !!" & VBCRLF & "Can't find or verify " & winpath &"." & VBCRLF & "You must be running Windows 2000 for this script to work."
set WshShell=Nothing
set WshEnv=Nothing
set oArgs=Nothing
set FSO=Nothing
wscript.quit
end if
rc=WshShell.Run("runas /user:" & sUser & " " & CHR(34) & sCmd & CHR(34), 2, FALSE)
Wscript.Sleep 30 'need to give time for window to open.
WshShell.AppActivate(WinPath) 'make sure we grab the right window to send password to
WshShell.SendKeys sPass 'send the password to the waiting window.
set WshShell=Nothing
set oArgs=Nothing
set WshEnv=Nothing
set FSO=Nothing
wscript.quit
'************************
'* Usage Subroutine *
'************************
Sub Usage()
On Error Resume Next
msg="Usage: cscript|wscript vbrunas.vbs Username Password Command" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF & "You should use the full path where necessary and put long file names or commands" & VBCRLF & "with parameters in quotes" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF &"For example:" & VBCRLF &" cscript vbrunas.vbs quilogy\jhicks luckydog e:\scripts\admin.vbs" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF &" cscript vbrunas.vbs quilogy\jhicks luckydog " & CHR(34) &"e:\program files\scripts\admin.vbs 1stParameter 2ndParameter" & CHR(34)& VBCRLF & VBCRLF & VBCLRF & "cscript vbrunas.vbs /?|-? will display this message."
wscript.echo msg
wscript.quit
end sub
'End of Script
that seems to do the job okay. My only problem now is to get it to run on every machine with as little manual intervention as possible. It won't work as a Logon/Logoff or Startup/Shutdown script because it will be run using the users' credentials. 
