RunAs issues

[bshatford]

Hello all,

This one is driving me crazy. I have been reading through the runas posts but can't seem to find one that matches my problem. Now please be patient with me as the scripting stuff is all new to me. I am attaching my code so you can see what I have done and see where I might have messed up. Basically, the script runs and when it tries to RunAs, it errors out.

CODE

Local $sUserName = "username"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $IONdir = "\\Distapps1vs\Distapps1vl\apps\ION Client\"

Local $IONrem = "haspdinst.exe -fr -kp"

Local $IONinst = "haspdinst.exe -i -kp"

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 4, $IONrem, $IONdir)

If @error <> 0 Then

MsgBox(64, "HASPDINST.EXE", "Application Failed to run!!")

Exit

WinWaitActive("Aladdin HASP SRM Run-time Environment Installer v. 5.30")

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep (5000)

EndIf

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $IONinst, $IONdir)

If @error <> 0 Then

MsgBox(64, "HASPDINST.EXE", "Application Failed to run!!")

Exit

Else

Sleep (10000)

MsgBox(64, "Aladdin HASP SRM Run-time Environment Installer", "Fix Complete")

EndIf

Exit

I removed the username and passwords to protect the innocent.

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

[PsaltyDS]

Hello all,

This one is driving me crazy. I have been reading through the runas posts but can't seem to find one that matches my problem. Now please be patient with me as the scripting stuff is all new to me. I am attaching my code so you can see what I have done and see where I might have messed up. Basically, the script runs and when it tries to RunAs, it errors out.

CODE

Local $sUserName = "username"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $IONdir = "\\Distapps1vs\Distapps1vl\apps\ION Client\"

Local $IONrem = "haspdinst.exe -fr -kp"

Local $IONinst = "haspdinst.exe -i -kp"

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 4, $IONrem, $IONdir)

If @error <> 0 Then

MsgBox(64, "HASPDINST.EXE", "Application Failed to run!!")

Exit

WinWaitActive("Aladdin HASP SRM Run-time Environment Installer v. 5.30")

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep (5000)

EndIf

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $IONinst, $IONdir)

If @error <> 0 Then

MsgBox(64, "HASPDINST.EXE", "Application Failed to run!!")

Exit

Else

Sleep (10000)

MsgBox(64, "Aladdin HASP SRM Run-time Environment Installer", "Fix Complete")

EndIf

Exit

I removed the username and passwords to protect the innocent.

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Bob

Is the executable located in the directory you have in $IONdir? You may need to fully path that:

RunAs($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $IONdir & $IONinst, $IONdir)

P.S. Or, take care of it at the top:

Local $IONdir = "\\Distapps1vs\Distapps1vl\apps\ION Client\"
Local $IONrem = $IONdir & "haspdinst.exe -fr -kp"
Local $IONinst = $IONdir & "haspdinst.exe -i -kp"

Either way...

P.P.S. Ooh... DaveF makes a good point too. The UNC path may not be valid for the RunAs user environment.

Edited June 4, 2008 by PsaltyDS

[DaveF]

A new RunAs environment doesn't inherit any network connections, so it wouldn't have any access to your network share.

I'll typically use two EXEs for a task like this, a wrapper that simply calls RunAs on the other EXE (either FileInstall-ed or alongside), and the second EXE which establishes a network connection (with DriveMapAdd) and then performs the rest of the tasks.

[bshatford]

I'll give that a shot. It may take me some time, but I should be able to figure it out.

Just one question, do I need to #include my first file in the second one?

Thank you for the info so far. It has really gotten my brain working.

Bob

[bshatford]

Well, I have a working script. It doesn't work quite the way I'd originally planned, but it should get the job done. What I had to do was copy the files locally, then issue the RunAs command to the local copies. When it is complete, it removes the files from local drives. This seems to accomplish what I need it to do, but not quite how I'd envisioned it. I guess you have to be flexible when it comes to creating scripts. If you'd like to see what my final script looks like, just let me know and I'll post it.

Thanks for your help Dave and Psalty. I really do appreciate it.

Bob