Re: running batch files as admin

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From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/08/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 22:59:48 -0500

As long as you're using the RUNAS command, you will have to ensure that you use the ECHO OFF command as the first parameter of any BAT file, to prevent the user from seeing the password. You will also need to make sure that the user (or their group) does not have read access to the folder the BAT file is located in.

You may be able to launch the BAT file from a VB Script. Scripts can be encoded using the VB Script Encoder. Documentation for the scripting language and downloads for the VB Script Encoder can be found at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
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"Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:cabb01c3edeb$d700b0b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I would like to run batch files to change system settings 
> like tcp/ip settings. These changes required admin rights 
> but I would like it to run them with the admin password 
> included in the batch file. I do not want to have to login 
> as admin and also would like to have these batch files 
> available without having to give out the admin password. 
> Any ideas? Thanks!

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