Admin Rights

[Jeff]

Hi,
O.K.--Gettin upset about permissions-can't look at logs-insufficient
permission-tired of this crap--admin should be admin-HELP!!!!
Jeff

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

In Windows Vista, even though you are logged in as an Administrator, every
program you run is only allowed standard user rights.

Some programs will ask you for "permission" to use admin rights (such as the
control panel, etc), while others will just give an access denied message
(such as command prompt, and opening log files from explorer).

To get around this ...

1) Good security practice

Open the program you are using as an administrator. For example, if you want
to look at log files by double-clicking them from explorer:

- Click start
- Type explorer
- Right-click windows explorer when it comes up, click Run as Administrator

All .exe files will have Run as Administrator in their context menu.

2) Poor Security Practice - go back to the old way

- Click Start
- Control Panel
- User Accounts and Family Safety (if in category view)
- User Accounts
- Change Secuirty Settings
- Uncheck the check box, click OK

- JB

 

[Jeff]

Jimmy,
Can't get a right click prompt run as admin in C\windows\pfirewall.log.
Would do it the new way-can't! Any help?
Jeff

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Can't get a right click prompt run as admin in C\windows\pfirewall.log.

Would do it the new way-can't! Any help?

Correct, you have to run the tool you want to access that file with as
admin.

Use the example I gave and open an "admin" explorer:

- Click start
- Type explorer
- Right-click windows explorer when it comes up, click Run as Administrator

Then you will be accessing all of your files with full admin rights, but
only from inside that window. So, double-clicking that file will work

It is kind of like having a "root shell" in that "other" operating system,
except it's graphical.

Alternatively, you could open notepad as admin and then open the file from
within notepad.

- JB

 

[Jeff]

Jimmy,
THANKS!!!!!! WORK's great-Now if I can only remember that!!!!
Work's great!!!!!

Jeff