Applying security template to shortcut?

[david]

I have an application in our locked-down XP environment where the
shortcut on the desktop needs to be modified by the end user depending
on their type of use. In other words, if a regular user, then the
command line of the shortcut has a particular parameter, and if a
general manager, then the command line has a different parameter.

I tried to apply permissions to the desktop shortcut via MMC, but it
always assigns the permission to the underlying EXE instead of the LNK
file.

Anyone know how to work around this with security template INF files?

thanks
david

 

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

I tried to apply permissions to the desktop shortcut via MMC, but it
always assigns the permission to the underlying EXE instead of the
LNK file.

Try changing the shortcut permissions from the security tab in Windows
Explorer properties dialog.

If the shortcut is in the account profile Desktop folder, then just make
sure it inherits permissions and the user should be able to edit it.