Help - Application to run as someone else?

SA · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 5

I wonder if someone can help with the following example.

A standard network user within our business does not have access rights to
manuipulate the folder structures on our shared network. So he cannot
create, delete or rename any folders, but he can open and save files that
are contained in the folders. This has already been setup using the security
permissions on the network.

The trouble that I have is that an application that the user runs, needs to
create a subfolder on the network and I want to alter the setup,
installation or configuration to allow the application to create the folders
.... without granting the same permissions to the user.

I am sure that I have seen the option somewhere for an application to "RUN
AS..." and that you could select a different user.

Any ideas?

Regards,

Sean
Please email me on .... sanderson [at] alden [dot] co [dot] uk

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Dave · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 299

Make a shortcut to the program, then on the properties page select the
shortcut tab, on that page press the Advanced..." button then on the form
that pops up select "Run with different credentials"

That was obvious wasn't it Smile

Regards
Dave O.

"SA" wrote in message @damia.uk.clara.net...
>I wonder if someone can help with the following example.
>
> A standard network user within our business does not have access rights to
> manuipulate the folder structures on our shared network. So he cannot
> create, delete or rename any folders, but he can open and save files that
> are contained in the folders. This has already been setup using the
> security permissions on the network.
>
> The trouble that I have is that an application that the user runs, needs
> to create a subfolder on the network and I want to alter the setup,
> installation or configuration to allow the application to create the
> folders ... without granting the same permissions to the user.
>
> I am sure that I have seen the option somewhere for an application to "RUN
> AS..." and that you could select a different user.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean
> Please email me on .... sanderson [at] alden [dot] co [dot] uk
>

Mark Yudkin · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 262

FIRST OFF: DON'T CROSSPOST

To launch the program, have the user hold Shift+RMB, then Run As. Dave has
explained how to set up a short cut to do this.

Of course, the user will still need to know the credentials for the user, so
in the main, this isn't a solution to your problem...

Better would be to "correct" the security to permit the user to save to
those folders.

FINALLY: DON'T CROSSPOST

"SA" wrote in message @damia.uk.clara.net...
>I wonder if someone can help with the following example.
>
> A standard network user within our business does not have access rights to
> manuipulate the folder structures on our shared network. So he cannot
> create, delete or rename any folders, but he can open and save files that
> are contained in the folders. This has already been setup using the
> security permissions on the network.
>
> The trouble that I have is that an application that the user runs, needs
> to create a subfolder on the network and I want to alter the setup,
> installation or configuration to allow the application to create the
> folders ... without granting the same permissions to the user.
>
> I am sure that I have seen the option somewhere for an application to "RUN
> AS..." and that you could select a different user.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Sean
> Please email me on .... sanderson [at] alden [dot] co [dot] uk
>

Rick Rothstein [MVP - Vis · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 821

Actually, I would suggest that the OP should continue to CROSSPOST
and not do the alternate of MULTIPOSTing. When a message is
crossposted, everyone in the newsgroups can read the question and
answer... no matter where the answer is posted to. This stops
multiple posts of the same answers in separate groups (if I see
some gave the answer I was thinking of, but from the group I'm not
in, I see it and know not to waste my time repeating it). Also, it
allows someone from one group to comment or expand on an answer in
the other group. Crossposting is definitely superior to any other
alternative.

Rick

"Mark Yudkin" wrote in
message @TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> FIRST OFF: DON'T CROSSPOST
>
> To launch the program, have the user hold Shift+RMB, then Run
As. Dave has
> explained how to set up a short cut to do this.
>
> Of course, the user will still need to know the credentials for
the user, so
> in the main, this isn't a solution to your problem...
>
> Better would be to "correct" the security to permit the user to
save to
> those folders.
>
> FINALLY: DON'T CROSSPOST
>
> "SA" wrote in message
> @damia.uk.clara.net...
> >I wonder if someone can help with the following example.
> >
> > A standard network user within our business does not have
access rights to
> > manuipulate the folder structures on our shared network. So he
cannot
> > create, delete or rename any folders, but he can open and save
files that
> > are contained in the folders. This has already been setup
using the
> > security permissions on the network.
> >
> > The trouble that I have is that an application that the user
runs, needs
> > to create a subfolder on the network and I want to alter the
setup,
> > installation or configuration to allow the application to
create the
> > folders ... without granting the same permissions to the user.
> >
> > I am sure that I have seen the option somewhere for an
application to "RUN
> > AS..." and that you could select a different user.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sean
> > Please email me on .... sanderson [at] alden [dot] co [dot] uk
> >
>
>