Run as Admin?

[Hacker4All]

Okay, so, i just recently got AutoIt the other day, and i have been playing around with it since. Now, i have a Vista computer, and whenever i want to run something as administrator, a window pops up and all that. Is there someway to write a script that can run something as Administrator, and then click accept or just completly skip the whole UAC window pop- op?

Here is what i have so far:

$answer = MsgBox(4, "Password Changer", "If you would like to change the password, click Yes.")

If $answer = 7 Then

MsgBox(0, "Password Changer", "Okay, fine, keep things the way they are.")

Exit

EndIf

Run("cmd.exe")

WinWaitActive("C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe")

Send("net user owner *{enter}")

Sleep(500)

Send("password{enter}")

Sleep(500)

Send("password{enter}")

The only problem with this is that it is running the cmd as an ordinary user, and not as an admin. Is there a script that will allow me to run files as administrator?

[TerarinK]

#RequireAdmin allows you to run as admin

[Hacker4All]

#RequireAdmin allows you to run as admin

So, if i wanted to run cmd as admin, i would write in the script: #requireAdmin("cmd.exe") right?

[TerarinK]

You can also change the the UAC (User Account Control) true function, by going into secpol.msc and editting the local policies - security options. I have 10 options that I can change in there, it is the closest thing your get to having Windows 7 which has 9 function in the User Control alone.

[TerarinK]

No you put

#RequireAdmin

at the top ofyour script and just run the script as if you ran it as a Admin

[Hacker4All]

By doing this at the top of the screen, does that mean that after this is in there, it can run anything(double left click), and it would be the same as running it as and admin?

[SpookMeister]

I don't think #RequireAdmin is what you are looking for... it will not automatically give admin rights to the script, it just checks to see if you have the required rights, and prompts you accordingly if you don't.... or at least thats how I read it (I don't have Vista)

[TerarinK]

Yes, but you will still have to confirm the box, but you are running it as a Admin

[Hacker4All]

Oh okay. Here is what i am trying to create a script for just to see if i can do it(apparently i cannot, lol)

In vista, in order to remotely change the password using the command prompt (cmd.exe), you have to run it as administrator. in order for you to do this, you have to right click, and say "run as administrator". doing this pops up the UAC window, and i am having trouble writing a script that will work with this window. It seems almost as though this window stops all background processes. Any way to get around this?

[TerarinK]

I don't think #RequireAdmin is what you are looking for... it will not automatically give admin rights to the script, it just checks to see if you have the required rights, and prompts you accordingly if you don't.... or at least thats how I read it (I don't have Vista)

Depending on if the user is Admin already it will say your elevated permission are granted. However if you are a standard user you will get a box saying to put in the password of admin, this is the same thing as putting the commandline username and password.

[TerarinK]

Then you need to turn off UAC in the User Account on Control Settings

[Hacker4All]

Okay, in that link I read it the window that pops up is the second window. I cant get the script to work in that window though

[Hacker4All]

in the link i read it

[Hacker4All]

Nevermind, thank you for the help. Closed(if i have to close it i dont know how, lol)

[rajeshontheweb]

closed ??? have u got it sorted, mate?

if sorted, can u post the final working code?

if i gave up, pls dont do it already :-)

1) <repeated> AutoIT on Vista

2) disable / Turn off UAC on Vista

3) most commonly used workaround for programs in vista using task scheduler

4) A Software to elevate selected programs in a container - seems to use above technology

5) An Interesting article on how ireboot got out with a workaround!!

Edited March 26, 2009 by rajeshontheweb

[bo8ster]

I don't have Vista, but would not RunAs do the trick?