RunAs calling RegWrite

[Niko]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can let me know what syntax I should be using to call RegWrite from RunAs.

I'd like to add a registry entry to HKLM and the script will be executing by a non-administrative user see.

I've searched lots of this but most of the answers relate to RunAsSet which seems to be obsolete now.

Thanks a lot,

Nik

[PsaltyDS]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can let me know what syntax I should be using to call RegWrite from RunAs.

I'd like to add a registry entry to HKLM and the script will be executing by a non-administrative user see.

I've searched lots of this but most of the answers relate to RunAsSet which seems to be obsolete now.

Thanks a lot,

Nik

Just RanAs() a REG.exe command line. If you must run the native AutoIt RegWrite(), then you can run AutoIt3.exe or @ScriptFullPath with the /AutoIt3ExecuteLine parameter (see help file).

Edited July 10, 2009 by PsaltyDS

[Niko]

Thanks for that, will give the REG.EXE method a try.

Thanks,

Nik

Just RanAs() a REG.exe command line. If you must run the native AutoIt RegWrite(), then you can run AutoIt3.exe or @ScriptFullPath with the /AutoIt3ExecuteLine parameter (see help file).

[Niko]

Hi,

OK, I still have some issues with attempting to use the REG IMPORT method. My code is:

RunAs ('administrator', @ComputerName, 'password', 0, 'reg import "C:\Path to Fix\ScriptData\EnableProcessing.reg"')

I have also tried the above command with a working directory but my REG file never gets imported. The command prompt window does appear and disappear but I can't tell what it says!

Thanks a lot for your help.

Cheers,

Nik

[99ojo]

Hi,

OK, I still have some issues with attempting to use the REG IMPORT method. My code is:

RunAs ('administrator', @ComputerName, 'password', 0, 'reg import "C:\Path to Fix\ScriptData\EnableProcessing.reg"')

I have also tried the above command with a working directory but my REG file never gets imported. The command prompt window does appear and disappear but I can't tell what it says!

Thanks a lot for your help.

Cheers,

Nik

Hi,

1) Navigate with Windows Explorer to <windowsdir>\system32\cmd.exe

2) Right Click on cmd.exe -> RunAs with the same credentials you are using in your AutoIT Script (see above RunAs..)

3) In cmd Box run: reg import "C:\Path to Fix\ScriptData\EnableProcessing.reg"

So you should have more information for debugging.

;-))

Stefan

P.S: You won't change or add key in HKCU?

Edited July 13, 2009 by 99ojo

[Niko]

Hi,

I had actually already attempted to copy and paste my command into CMD.exe and that worked but have also just tried your suggestion of running CMD.exe as the local administrator and that too worked!

Unfortunately, the reg entries I'm updating are both per user and per machine so I have to update both HKCU and HKLM.

Cheers,

Nik

Hi,

1) Navigate with Windows Explorer to <windowsdir>\system32\cmd.exe

2) Right Click on cmd.exe -> RunAs with the same credentials you are using in your AutoIT Script (see above RunAs..)

3) In cmd Box run: reg import "C:\Path to Fix\ScriptData\EnableProcessing.reg"

So you should have more information for debugging.

;-))

Stefan

P.S: You won't change or add key in HKCU?

[Niko]

Hi again,

Sorry, ignore me. I've been a complete ass and was checking the wrong key in the registry. The new REG IMPORT command was running successfully all along but as I was checking HKCU and not HKLM I wasn't seeing the change!

Doh!

Thanks again for all your help

Nik

Hi,

I had actually already attempted to copy and paste my command into CMD.exe and that worked but have also just tried your suggestion of running CMD.exe as the local administrator and that too worked!

Unfortunately, the reg entries I'm updating are both per user and per machine so I have to update both HKCU and HKLM.

Cheers,

Nik