Bad Password Error

[Guest NU2Autoit]

I am writing a RunAsSet script to do an install using a local admin password. The first thing I do is open notepad using the RunAsSet credentials to verify the local admin password is correct. If the password is bad I get Logon Failure: unknown username or bad password, which is what is supposed to do. What I am looking for is something that will put up a message box telling the user to contact the help desk if the error occurs. Does anyone have any ideas that would point me in the right direction? Any help would be appreciated. Below is the current script.

$USERNAME = "Admin"

$Password = "password"

$Domain = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName", "ComputerName")

select

Case @OSVersion = "WIN_2000"

Runasset ($username, $Domain, $password)

Run("C:\Winnt\Notepad.exe","",@SW_MINIMIZE )

Sleep(2000)

WinClose("Untitled - Notepad", "")

[Doxie]

This might work

; Set the RunAs parameters to use local adminstrator account
RunAsSet("admin", @Computername, "adminpassword")
$var=AutoItSetOption ( "RunErrorsFatal", 0 )
; Check if admin is ok
    If $var = 1 Then
        MsgBox(0, "Error", "Please contact Helpdesk")
    Exit
EndIf


; Run notepad as admin
RunWait("Notepad.exe","",@SW_MINIMIZE)
Sleep(2000)
WinClose("Untitled - Notepad", "") 

; Reset user's permissions
RunAsSet()

Edited December 15, 2004 by Doxie

[CyberSlug]

EDIT: I forgot the beginning of my code when I pasted it:

Maybe something like this:

Opt("RunErrorsFatal", 0)

$USERNAME = "Admin"
$Password = "password"
$Domain = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName", "ComputerName")

select
   Case @OSVersion = "WIN_2000"
      Runasset ($username, $Domain, $password)
      $pid = Run(@SystemDir & "\Notepad.exe","",@SW_MINIMIZE )
      If $pid = 0 Then
         MsgBox(4096,"Error...","Please contact the help desk")
      Else
         ProcessClose($pid)
      EndIf
EndSelect

Edited December 15, 2004 by CyberSlug

[Doxie]

Ok, i forgot the @OSVersion

But my version could work aswell, right?

Please say it would work

Cause i really liked the idea with RunErrorsFatal since RunAsSet does not return any unsucceful value.

Instead of Case OSVersion

; Set the RunAs parameters to use local adminstrator account

$var1=RunAsSet("admin", @Computername, "adminpassword")

$var=AutoItSetOption ( "RunErrorsFatal", 0 )

; Check if OS is ok

If $var1 = 0 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "Your OS does not support automatic install" & @CRLF & "Please contact your Helpdesk")

Exit

EndIf

; Check if admin is ok

If $var = 1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "Please contact Helpdesk")

Exit

EndIf

EDIT.. for the third time

I really dont see the idea to use Regread, to get the computername, when you can use @Computername?

Edited December 15, 2004 by Doxie

[Doxie]

I make a new reply cause all this gave me an idea

I will create a GUI, where i can chose:

Username

Expire date

Software (A combo list with all software we got)

And a 2 button, Create and Cancel

When you start this GUI you enter the username of the person who gonna install the program, and also a expirede date. (This is to make the abuse to a minimum)

Then you chose a software for example Acrobat Write (license software)

After that you press create, then it will create a .exe file named AcrobatW.exe

You send the file to the user who gonna install the software, it will only work for that user and only until the expire date.

Cool idea

Edited December 15, 2004 by Doxie

[sykes]

I make a new reply cause all this gave me an idea

I will create a GUI, where i can chose:

Username

Expire date

Software (A combo list with all software we got)

And a 2 button, Create and Cancel

When you start this GUI you enter the username of the person who gonna install the program, and also a expirede date. (This is to make the abuse to a minimum)

Then you chose a software for example Acrobat Write (license software)

After that you press create, then it will create a .exe file named AcrobatW.exe

You send the file to the user who gonna install the software, it will only work for that user and only until the expire date.

Cool idea

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I like that idea .... That is very cool

Edit: Now we need to figure out how to make the install run one time only then be useless if you try to install it again or on another computer ... now that would be way cool

Edited December 15, 2004 by psichosis

[Guest NU2Autoit]

A combination of ideas did the trick. Thanks for the help!!!!