Dealing with UAP within the command prompt

[Mike Herchel]

Hi,
What's the standard practice in dealing with User Account Protection
withing cmd.exe? For example, When I run ipconfig /flushdns, the OS
responds, "The requested operation requires elevation."

I know I can do a runas command, but I also know that the administrator
account is disabled by default, so its not like I can do this unless the PC
is properly configured away from the default settings.

Does anyone have any suggestions??

Thanks,

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

Here's what I do:

- Click Start
- Type cmd
- Right-click cmd when it appears under programs
- Click Run As Administrator

This will cause the UAC prompt to appear and run the command prompt with
full administrative rights.

I don't think there's a way to initiate an elevation directly from the
command prompt ... I think, for now at least, you have to do it from the
shell.

- JB

 

[Mike Herchel]

Yeah, I know I can do that (along with the runas command), but the
administrator account is disabled by default. It'd be nice if there was a
way to do this via command prompt, or if it would prompt you at that point.
I can forsee many different situations where I want to use administrative
privilages within the command prompt, but I would not want to do it under
any other account.

Hopefully Microsoft will resolve this issue at some point (or I will find
out a solution that already exists)

Thanks for the answer though! Have a Happy Fourth of July!

-Mike

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Hello,

If you are running as an administrative user (any user in the administrators
group), clicking "Run As Administrator" will invoke those administrator
privledges by displaying the UAC permission dialog (the same screen that
appears when you click on buttons in the control panel with the windows
shield next to them).

If you are running as a normal user, a dialog will appear asking for a
password for any user who is a member of the administrators group.

This works even if the administrator account is disabled, as long as there
is at least 1 user who is a member of the administrators group.

Please try this and see what I mean, it works fine without administrator
being enabled, and I believe this behavior is different than the runas
command

- JB