Is This A *bug*? (gasp!)

[Batch]

It appears that if you have a RunAsSet statement in your script, and then you try to use Run with the @SW_HIDE option, it will not be hidden:

This works fine and is hidden:

RunWait( "cmd /c cacls c:\temp /T /E /C /G users:C", "", @SW_HIDE )
RunWait( "cmd /c \\server\utils\psshutdown -t 600 -f -r -l", "", @SW_HIDE )

This doesn't have the windows hidden, I see the DOS window appear:

RunAsSet( "user", "domain", "password" )
RunWait( "cmd /c cacls c:\temp /T /E /C /G users:C", "", @SW_HIDE )
RunWait( "cmd /c \\server\utils\psshutdown -t 600 -f -r -l", "", @SW_HIDE )

I have to run the cacls to set permission as well as the wonderful pstool psshutdown under an admin account, but they are not running hidden. I checked the help file and I don't see anything obvious that I'm missing, what the dealie?!

[Batch]

Was it something I said? I've never posted something and had to wait this long for a reply, hehe, what's the deal?

[scriptkitty]

actually I think it is how it is handled. Like a seperate command does the run as set part, and that part is being minimised/hidden.

You run in to this with Dos Commands, if you run say:

Run(@ComSpec &' /c notepad.exe','',@SW_HIDE)

Sorry, I don't have a better answer for ya, but I don't know how microsoft does the runasset precisely.

[Valik]

My guess is that it's not a bug, but how Window's works. It probably has to do with the desktop the program is running in and/or whether or not Windows passes along the information to the application.

[Jos]

Batch, I see the same behaviour and don't know why that is....

Heres a simple example:

Opt ("TrayIconHide", 1);0=show, 1=hide tray icon
Opt ("RunErrorsFatal", 0);1=fatal, 0=silent set @error
$USERNAME = "Admin"              ; local admin account name
$PASSWORD = "password"           ; local admin account psw
RunAsSet($USERNAME, @ComputerName, $PASSWORD)
$RC = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c dir c:\windows\*.* /s", "", @SW_HIDE)
MsgBox(0, 'test', $RC)

A way arround it is to restart the batchfile after the runas and then do the command(s)... like this:

Opt ("TrayIconHide", 1);0=show, 1=hide tray icon
Opt ("RunErrorsFatal", 0);1=fatal, 0=silent set @error
$USERNAME = "Admin"              ; local admin account name
$PASSWORD = "password"           ; local admin account psw
$RUN = 0                       ; run indicator 1=first cycle uninstall   2=install new
If $CMDLINE[0] = 1 Then $RUN = $CMDLINE[1]
If $RUN = 0 Then
   RunAsSet($USERNAME, @ComputerName, $PASSWORD)
  ; start the script program (itself) again but now in Adminmode...so all done tasks will run in Adminmode
   Run('"' & @ScriptFullPath & '" " 1"')
   If @error = 1 Then 
      MsgBox(48, "Error", "cannot start the installation because you are not in Admin mode")    
   EndIf
   Exit
EndIf
$RC = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c dir c:\windows\*.* /s", "", @SW_HIDE)
MsgBox(0, 'test', $RC)