Hi,

I want my EXE to create folders in a specific directory, but the
logged users (running the EXE) should not have the rights to create
folders there manually (in explorer/dos shell)... I want to implement
this without using "Run As.." on my EXE


Thanks

Pavan Jha

"Pavan Jha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want my EXE to create folders in a specific directory, but the
> logged users (running the EXE) should not have the rights to create
> folders there manually (in explorer/dos shell)... I want to implement
> this without using "Run As.." on my EXE

You have set up contradictory requirements. EXEs are run as the
current user, unless you use RunAs to change the default and supply
alternative credentials.

So, it's cannot be done as stated. The standard way to accomplish
the IDEA is to build a "server" -- let it run as a service under the
system account or other credentials -- and have the "EXE" contact
that service to perform the actions requiring a different identity.

A standard service or a com component can perform this type of
work.

--
Herb Martin

(E-Mail Removed) (Pavan Jha) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Hi,
>
> I want my EXE to create folders in a specific directory, but the
> logged users (running the EXE) should not have the rights to create
> folders there manually (in explorer/dos shell)... I want to implement
> this without using "Run As.." on my EXE

You should be able to run if from the computer's startup script.
This can be set up using a GPO. Running from the computer's startup
script rather than the user's logon script, it will run with
SYSTEM privileges.

Alternately, you can have the users run it from a script that provides
alternate credentials:

http://www.winnetmag.com/WindowsScri...114/39114.html
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Matt Hickman