Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at marlow.com
Tue Dec 9 14:51:19 CST 2003
2 things. First, if you are copying things to the DESKTOP, that shouldn't be under WINNT, it will be under Documents and Settings. If you are still trying to get to the WINNT folder (and subfolders), then you have a few options. The first is to impersonate an Admin user. Quite frankly, I'm not the person to ask on this, if you really want to go this route, email me offlist, and I'll have my co-worker send you some code, he's pretty good with the NT impersonation stuff. The second, which I have used many times myself, is to create an NT service, like you mentioned. The easy part of the service project is that you can setup the service to run as a particular account, so you can put in the name and password of an Admin account, and that service .exe will be run under those credentials automatically. I use the NTSRVC.ocx, which is pretty easy to use, it handles all of the service 'events', etc. Drew -----Original Message----- From: Brett Barabash [mailto:BBarabash at tappeconstruction.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 1:23 PM To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' Subject: [AccessD] OT (sorta) security impersonation For quite a while now I have used a simple batch file to automatically copy new files to a users' desktop. Now, I have a new challenge. All of our workstations are configured to restrict access to the WINNT directory and its subdirectories. To copy a file to these directories I need to be logged on as an admin. I would like to develop a VB app that would run on each desktop, either as a normal executable or as a service, that would authenticate itself as an admin and copy the necessary files. If I run it as a service, it looks like I can setup a security profile for the service in the control panel. Has anyone out there done anything like this? Drew, I know that you have a lot of experience with creating services. Any good resources that you can point me to? Brett Barabash, MCP Tappe Construction, Co. Eagan, MN bbarabash at tappeconstruction.com (651) 256-6831 "One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse." -Jack Handey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Tappe Construction Co. Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by SurfControl E-mail Filter software in conjunction with virus detection software. _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com