tweakster2010 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 To anyone who has played with MMC on a basic level(I am still learning so going over the top might take me a minute to figure out). The script I have setup runs elevated with administrator ID and a regular ID which is how my job is setup. Now when I trigger anything with MMC it has a tissy over it unless I manually access MMC first. AKA $iPID = RunAs(GuiCtrlRead($Username), "domain", GuiCtrlRead($Pass), 0, "mmc C:\Windows\system32\printmanagement.msc") Now when I go into command prompt and run mmc C:\Windows\System32\printmanagement.msc i run into the same problem but when I go to administrative tools and right click run as my admin ID it works fine and I can then use the script with no issues and run from command prompt no issues. Strangely I think its related to policies but I am not sure how to retain that aspect on a reboot. Any insight would be amazing I do have #RequireAdmin attached to it. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted January 30, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2015 Can you explain what your end goal is? Deploying Printers in a domain, or locally? Deleting Printers? Checking Print Job status? There is likely a way of accomplishing what you want without automating the Snap-In GUI. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweakster2010 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) The goal is access to the default view for ADUC/Printer Management/Computer Management. I currently have my main function is set to be a tray icon that you click the links in it and it launches the website/program etc. It is more or less we troubleshoot and correct issues and short of just making a link on our desktop to said tools and right click running as all the time this gives us a shortcut Like I said the odd thing is I can access them regularly through administrative tools first and the will work every time after. Almost like MMC is not triggering when I am running the above line of code. Very strange. >.> Everything I found related to it says group policies but that would suggest it wouldnt work right in all 3 scenarios vs working in 1 and not the other 2 i imagine. Again still very new to the scripting aspect but I have been using the forums to get to what I got. only had to ask 2 questions prior to this Edited January 30, 2015 by tweakster2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheky Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) a couple things to test/clarify does this a ) prompt for admin credentials? b ) work to execute the desired console? c ) still exhibit the same behavior of prompting for credentials once you attempt to access something inside the console? #RequireAdmin shellexecute("printmanagement.msc") Edited January 30, 2015 by boththose ,-. .--. ________ .-. .-. ,---. ,-. .-. .-. .-. |(| / /\ \ |\ /| |__ __||| | | || .-' | |/ / \ \_/ )/ (_) / /__\ \ |(\ / | )| | | `-' | | `-. | | / __ \ (_) | | | __ | (_)\/ | (_) | | .-. | | .-' | | \ |__| ) ( | | | | |)| | \ / | | | | | |)| | `--. | |) \ | | `-' |_| (_) | |\/| | `-' /( (_)/( __.' |((_)-' /(_| '-' '-' (__) (__) (_) (__) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution tweakster2010 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Solution Share Posted January 30, 2015 I just fixed the issue. It was right in my face the entire time!!! $iPID = RunAs(GuiCtrlRead($Username), "domain", GuiCtrlRead($Pass), 1, "mmc C:\Windows\system32\printmanagement.msc") Changed the 0 to a 1 for the flag. I guess you can say it was a poor observation issue. For your question though Boththose Only using runas and command prompt mmc "C:\Windows\System32\printmanagement.msc" was having the issue. Shellexecute, right click run as different user or double click all work fine with UAC prompt and the credentials that applied. For my circumstances the flag was why it would wipe out data and give errors. no profile vs using profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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