Resolved--RunAs Admin within Script

[Wena]

Hi

I want to stop services on a machine that has a user with no rights to do so.

Is there a way of creating a script that would run as administrator from within itself.

I know I could create another script and then use the RanAs() but then I would have 2 scripts.

I could also use #RequireAdmin and the send down key strokes to simulate a input but this open to user interference.

I have attached a sample script that I have done thus far.

ShellStopStartServiceTest.au3

Edited June 21, 2012 by Wena

[JLogan3o13]

You could always try including the second script using the Resources UDF. That way it is not copied to the local machine but run completely from within the first executable. Something like this:

All of your code above would go in your "Include" executable.

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_File_Add=Include.exe, rt_rcdata, INCLUDE_EXE
#include "resources.au3"

_ResourceGetAsString("INCLUDE_EXE", "RT_RCDATA", 0, -1)

RunAs($username, $domain, $pw, $flag, "INCLUDE_EXE")

[Wena]

Hi JLogan3o13

I am sorry for the ignorance but I have no idea what your code does or mean.

I tried seaching the help docs but cannot find any info on _ResourceGetAsString nor do I have an include file called resources.au3.

Wena

[JLogan3o13]

Check out Zedna's great in the Examples forum section. Resources is an alternative to FileInstall; it allows you to include an external file (in this case your second script), but run it without having to first copy it to the local computer. If you find you are stuck using two scripts to accomplish what you would like, this may be a way to do it.

Edited June 20, 2012 by JLogan3o13

[SlowCoder74]

My method of mitigating this problem, if I understand correctly, is to:

1. Run script as non-elevated user

2. Prompt for elevated credentials.

3. Call the same script again with RunAs, and the elevated credentials, with "/STOPSERVICE" in the commandline.

4. Elevated script sees commandline and does what's needed.

... all as a single script.

[Wena]

Hi

Thanks for the help.

@JLogin3o13--As a non programmer and a basic user of AutoIT your help was a bit over my head. I will however, in the near, future try make sense of it.

@SlowCoder74---Reading your suggestion made me realize that thinking out the box is not always the best way.

Simply got it working by using RanAs($usr, " ", $pwd, @comspec " /c" & "net start myservice")

Thanks

Wena