Re: Security woes

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From: Hugo M. Ranea (hmranea_at_shaw.ca)
Date: 04/21/04

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    Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:00:31 -0700

    [MS] Scott McNairy wrote:

    >>From what I see, you are trying to use a moniker for remote access using a
    >local user account correct?
    >
    >If that is the case, you will want to use the SWbemServices.ConnectServer
    >call instead.
    >
    >set lctr = createObject("wbemScripting.SwbemLocator")
    >set svc = lctr.ConnectServer("remotemachine", "remotemachine\user",
    >"password")
    >
    >The security settings for domain users will need to be applied to each
    >computer that you want to grant them access too.
    >
    >
    >
    So this means that :

    GetObject("winmgmts:\\" + lcComputer + "\root\cimv2")

    Should be avoided if the intended user base target are not admins? It worked for me so nice that hurts a little not to use it :)

    I am changing my code to follow your advice, I know it works for I used before, but I wanted to avoid the password thing, for, if for example, I want to query a remote time every now and then, prompting the user to put the password each time is annoying, and hardcoding it is dangerous... I guess I will ask the password once the first time needed and then store it in a globally accessible variable for the duration of the session. Thanks for your help

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