How to handle different behavior if user can/can't escalate privileges with #RequireAdmin?

[wslh 0]

Hi,

I would like to run my AutoIt script in two scenarios with different behaviour:

i) With #RequireAdmin

ii) Without #RequireAdmin if user can't escalate privileges.

a) How can I do that since the RequireAdmin affects the .exe manifest?

And also how can I verify if the user can escalate privileges?

I was thinking in packing two exes for (a), but don't know how to do (. There is other way to accomplish it?

Thanks,

wslh

Edited November 17, 2010 by wslh

[JohnOne 1,583]

IsAdmin() maybe.

[wslh 0]

IsAdmin() maybe.

I don't think so. If you haven't escalated privileges it returns false. And if the script was compiled with #RequireAdmin it can't run without Admin privileges.

[JohnOne 1,583]

I had it in my head that this would work.

If IsAdmin() Then
    #RequireAdmin
EndIf

While 1
    sleep(20)
WEnd

Of course though, it does not.

Edited November 17, 2010 by JohnOne

[aef03 0]

I had it in my head that this would work.

If IsAdmin() Then
    #RequireAdmin
EndIf

While 1
    sleep(20)
WEnd

Of course though, it does not.

The operating system already handles this with the manifest level "highestAvailable" - so use this in your script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_res_requestedExecutionLevel=highestAvailable

It will prompt for admin if the user can give it, otherwise it will run as a regular user. Will also selectively display the shield. (#RequireAdmin relaunches as admin, so it does not display the shield).