Running a command prompt command as administrator?

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

I need to run some command prompt commands automatically, but the problem is (even if im logged in as a local administrator) I have to right click the CMD program and click "run as administrator" for these commands to complete successfully. Any idea how to do this?

thanks!

[Bert]

Look for #RequireAdmin in the helpfile

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

thanks! that solved it. For one of the folders at least.

I am trying to do that same thing with a folder in system32, and it is giving me an access denied.

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C " & "takeown /F C:\Windows\System32\oobe", "", @SW_HIDE)
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C " & "ICACLS C:\Windows\System32\oobe /T /grant Administrators:F", "", @SW_HIDE)
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C " & "mkdir C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\backgrounds")
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C " & "copy Aurora.jpg C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\backgrounds\")

Now, this all works great, if I open a CMD as administrator and type in these commands, but will not work through autoit. I also do have "#RequireAdmin" at the top of my script. Any suggestions?

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

Anyone have any ideas

Thanks

[Juvigy]

I think this one should help

If not IsAdmin() Then
RunAs($user, $domain, $pass,0,@ScriptName,@ScriptDir)

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

I think this one should help

If not IsAdmin() Then
RunAs($user, $domain, $pass,0,@ScriptName,@ScriptDir)

Cool that looks like it might work the way I need it to. So to run a command prompt as a local administrator... I tried something like this

RunAs(Administrator, @ComputerName, "", 0, @ComSpec & " /C " & "mkdir C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\backgrounds", @SystemDir)

the administrator account would just be activated, and I dont think there is a password for it. But its yelling at me telling me error. Any ideas?

[Juvigy]

The code would start the entire autoit script as admin and then you just shellexecute your cmd.

[ICANSEEYOU7687]

sure, but

RunAs(Administrator, @ComputerName, "", 0, @ComSpec & " /C " & "mkdir C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\backgrounds", @SystemDir)

Does not work, the actually code produces an error, that basically just says error, lol

[Normonator]

sure, but

RunAs(Administrator, @ComputerName, "", 0, @ComSpec & " /C " & "mkdir C:\Windows\System32\oobe\Info\backgrounds", @SystemDir)

Does not work, the actually code produces an error, that basically just says error, lol

I've been doing the exact same project as you for a while now XD

Here's what I found to work (running on windows 7 x64), if you haven't got it to work by now.

This is for computers running x64 versions of windows. Add this line to the beginning of your script:

DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "int", 1) ; This disables 32bit applications from being redirected to syswow64 instead of system32 by default ;

Along with #RequireAdmin

Also try searching for the files/folders that you need with fileexists()

This way you won't have to do a password prompt or anything of the sort.

[Witmarquzot]

I have found this works 100% of the time. It should work in theory for any program.  

 

DIM $sLocation = 'taskmgr';

DIM $sCmmd = 'cmd'

 

Send("#r");Select the shortcut for Run Windows

WinWaitActive("Run"); Wait till run window is active

ControlSetText("Run", "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]",$sLocation);

ControlClick("Run","","[TEXT:OK]","primary");Select Ok

WinWaitActive("Task Manager");

Send("!f");Select File

Send("n");Select new task

WinWaitActive("Create new task");

Send( $sCmmd)

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDelay",5);

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDownDelay",5);

Send( '{TAB}')

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDelay",5);

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDownDelay",5);

Send( '{SPACE}')

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDelay",0);

AutoItSetOption ( "SendKeyDownDelay",0);

ControlClick("Create new task","","[TEXT:OK]","primary");Select Ok

WinClose("Task Manager");

WinWaitActive("Administrator");

[jimmaqualin]

Try this：

runas.exe /savecred /user:administrator "defrag c:"

It saves the password 1 st time and never asks again. may be when you change the admin password you will be prompted again

[Morronic]

I've been doing the exact same project as you for a while now XD

Here's what I found to work (running on windows 7 x64), if you haven't got it to work by now.

This is for computers running x64 versions of windows. Add this line to the beginning of your script:

 

DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "int", 1) ; This disables 32bit applications from being redirected to syswow64 instead of system32 by default ;

Along with #RequireAdmin

Also try searching for the files/folders that you need with fileexists()

This way you won't have to do a password prompt or anything of the sort.

 

Thank you!! I have been struggling with this for months now I could seriously hug you..