re "#RequireAdmin"

[Burgaud]

Here is what I have:

I have an autoit script that is loaded when computer is booted as follows:

Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)
Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

#include <Date.au3>
GLOBAL $repository = "\\xxxxxxxxx\Computer Monitor.au3"
GLOBAL $PID = -1
GLOBAL $timer = TimerInit()
_LogMessage(StringTrimRight(@ScriptName,4) & " is now running.")

while 1
    if ProcessExists($PID) then
        $timer = TimerInit()
    elseif NOT FileExists($repository) then
        $timer = TimerInit()
    elseif TimerDiff($timer) > 15000 then
        _LogMessage($repository & " is not running.")

        local $autoit = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir") & "\AutoIt3.exe"
        if @error <> 0 then
            $autoit = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir") & "\AutoIt3.exe"
        endif
        if @error <> 0 then
            _LogMessage("Could not find Autoit installation.")
        else
            $PID = ShellExecute($autoit, '"' & $repository & '" ', "", "")
            _LogMessage("Repository script executed with PID:" & $PID & " and @error:" & @error)
        endif
        $timer = TimerInit()
    endif
    sleep(500)
wend

func _LogMessage($text)
    local static $fname = @MyDocumentsDir & '\' & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName,4) & '.log'
    FileWrite($fname, stringFormat("%s %-12s %s\r\n", _NowCalc(), @ComputerName, $text) )
endfunc

 

This script in turn, loads up another autoit script "Computer Monitor.au3" ($repository) that is stored/located in a NAS.

This "Computer Monitor.au3" script has 

#RequireAdmin

if NOT IsAdmin() then
    MsgBox(16 + 262144, "ERROR!", "Requires to run as Admin.")
    exit
endif

Problem is, computer asks for User Access Control (windows prevents screenshot so no screenshot) when it tries to load up the 2nd script.

How do i override this? Or is this something not possible?

Dan

[rudi]

Hi Dan.

 

UAC is in place for security reasons. So there is no (regular) way to bypass UAC.

you could disalbe UAC at all, but that's not a good idea for security reasons.

What do you want to accomplish, so that you need to use #RequireAdmin?

 

Rudi.

Edited September 7, 2020 by rudi

[Mbee]

 

Burgaud, have you disabled UAC manually, external to your script, so that it's already disabled at boot time? I always do so and have experienced zero problems relating to that security setting since the first release of Windows 7 Pro. Or are you in an environment that forbids that?

One minor nit: It is recommended never to treat integers as logicals. So instead of

if NOT IsAdmin() then

use

if NOT IsAdmin() = 1 then

; or better yet...

If IsAdmin() = 0 Then

Of course, that won't fix your issue...