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I thought this would be easy, but I've run out of ideas. I need to change a value in an ini file while the logged in user running the compiled script is not an admin and the ini file is in a folder that is read-only to non-admins. I even tried compiling a second script that does nothing but edit the ini, then used RunAs to call the exe as an admin.

I have a workaround for the current situation using the admin control panel that created the ini file, but it's a cumbersome script (send these keys, wait, send more keys, etc.)...it would be much quicker to edit the ini file directly.

Any ideas?

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Hi.

If the user knows an account with admin rights, use

#requireadmin

if not, use something like

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    Run("runas /user:ClearTextAdminUSerName ClearTextPassword " & @ScriptFullPath)
    Exit
Else
    ; do your ini changes here
EndIf

Regards, Rudi.

In case you have ZENworks available you can distribute it to run "as secure system" do to what you need directly.

Regards, Rudi.

Earth is flat, pigs can fly, and Nuclear Power is SAFE!

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Hi.

If the user knows an account with admin rights, use

#requireadmin

if not, use something like

If Not IsAdmin() Then
    Run("runas /user:ClearTextAdminUSerName ClearTextPassword " & @ScriptFullPath)
    Exit
Else
    ; do your ini changes here
EndIf

Regards, Rudi.

In case you have ZENworks available you can distribute it to run "as secure system" do to what you need directly.

Regards, Rudi.

The end users do not know the credentials for an admin account, but I tried it anyways myself. I also tried the second technique, but the ini value remains unchanged. I've never heard of ZENworks.
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I've never heard of ZENworks.

ZENworks is a configuration, management and SW distribution solution of Novell. It's very comfortable, scalabe and reliable. Current version is ZENworks Configuration Mangement 10.

I use it whenever my autoit scripts need 1.) admin rights and 2.) have to be distributed to a larger group of PCs :P

Regards, Rudi.

Earth is flat, pigs can fly, and Nuclear Power is SAFE!

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This is how I've done it at work.

Basically your running the script again to execute your INIWrite. But this second instance is running with the admin account and exits when it's done.

To test this put your account info and compile it. This won't work unless you run it from a compiled exe.

Kenny

If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then
    If $CmdLine[1] = "/ChangeINI" Then ChangeINI()
    Exit
EndIf



If RunAs("administrator", @ComputerName, "admin password", 0, @ScriptFullPath & " /ChangeINI") = 0 Then
    MsgBox(4096,"ChangeINI", "RunAs Failed")
    Exit
EndIf


Func ChangeINI()
;commands to change ini
    MsgBox(4096,"ChangeINI", "ChangeINI File Running")
EndFunc
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