Permission Issue

[Troy]

I'm running 2003 Server, I've installed a few well known
applications on some of my workstations. When I have the
user log onto their workstation they can execute the
program that I've just added but they don't have the
proper rights to save a file or they might not be able to
even execute the program without an error. I can work
around the problem by making them a local power user, this
way they can operate the software without an issue, but
not as a plain user. I'm missing something real basic but,
of course, don't know what it is.

Any suggestions or reading material to recommend ?

 

[Robert Moir]

I'm running 2003 Server, I've installed a few well known
applications on some of my workstations. When I have the
user log onto their workstation they can execute the
program that I've just added but they don't have the
proper rights to save a file or they might not be able to
even execute the program without an error. I can work
around the problem by making them a local power user, this
way they can operate the software without an issue, but
not as a plain user. I'm missing something real basic but,
of course, don't know what it is.

I'd contact the people who make the software and ask if they have an updated
version of the software that will run correctly on your network. It isn't
you who is doing something wrong, its those programs which are not properly
compatible with your system.

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Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP for servers & security
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[Steven L Umbach]

Many older applications or non W2K compliant applications have this problem. Try to
contact the publisher telling them that you need to know what ntfs/registry
permissions need to be modified to allow regular users to use their applications.
Otherwise you can use filemon and regmon [free from SysInternals] to try and track
down permission issues your self by logging on as a regular user and then running
those programs using runas and viewing the log to see where permissions are being
denied, making changes as you keep trying to run the application. The compatws.inf
template could also be applied, that will give regular users the same ntfs/registry
permission as power users without the extra rights that a power user has. -- Steve

http://www.sysinternals.com/

 

[Troy]

Thank you all, I'll follow your advice. I thought that was
the issue but wanted to make sure. I now know that all of
the software I am having issues with is pre 2000, so that
is the answer I am looking for.

Thank you again.