(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:30 pm
Post subject: scanning without Admin rights? Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>help_and_support (more info?)
Dear all,
we have an Epson flatbed scanner attached to an XP-SP2 box. The scanner
software starts only with Admin rights, when doubleclicked by normal
users it closes immediately.
Is there a way to allow users to use the scanner without making them all
admins?
TIA,
Uwe
--
Uwe Kaerst, Ph.D.
Dept. Cell Biology
HZI - helmholtz Centr for Infection Research
Inhoffenstrasse 7
D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Tel: +(49) 531 61813010
Fax: +(49) 531 2612313
EMAIL: kaerst(replace this with an at)helmholtz-hzi.de
(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:59 pm
Post subject: Re: scanning without Admin rights? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Uwe Kaerst wrote (in news:Xns9B07B24A59A64kaersthzide@134.76.10.112):
> we have an Epson flatbed scanner attached to an XP-SP2 box. The scanner
> software starts only with Admin rights, when doubleclicked by normal
> users it closes immediately.
> Is there a way to allow users to use the scanner without making them all
admins?
One option is to create a new shortcut and set it to the following command:
runas /user:ADMIN /savecred NOTEPAD.EXE
Replace ADMIN with an admin accountname and NOTEPAD.EXE with the scanner
program. The first time you run it, you will need to enter the admin password,
but afterwards it should save it. This way you can run the app elevated without
exposing the admin password to the user in any reasonably determinable way or
having to manually enter it every time.
You can then set the icon of the shortcut to the icon in the scanner program’s
EXE (or whatever else you want).
Also consider creating a dedicated admin account for just this purpose (for
programs that need to run elevated) rather than using the primary admin account.
That way you can reduce the account’s permissions and make it safer.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:37 pm
Post subject: Re: scanning without Admin rights? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
HI Alec,
thank you very much for your tipps. I will try the first one, the second
one is not possible - we're in an AD, and domain login is required.
regards,
Uwe
"Alec S." <@> wrote in news:uKanxifCJHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
> Uwe Kaerst wrote (in news:Xns9B07B24A59A64kaersthzide@134.76.10.112):
>
>> we have an Epson flatbed scanner attached to an XP-SP2 box. The
>> scanner software starts only with Admin rights, when doubleclicked by
>> normal users it closes immediately.
>> Is there a way to allow users to use the scanner without making them
>> all
> admins?
>
> One option is to create a new shortcut and set it to the following
> command:
>
> runas /user:ADMIN /savecred NOTEPAD.EXE
>
> Replace ADMIN with an admin accountname and NOTEPAD.EXE with the
> scanner program. The first time you run it, you will need to enter the
> admin password, but afterwards it should save it. This way you can run
> the app elevated without exposing the admin password to the user in
> any reasonably determinable way or having to manually enter it every
> time.
>
> You can then set the icon of the shortcut to the icon in the scanner
> program’s EXE (or whatever else you want).
>
> Also consider creating a dedicated admin account for just this purpose
> (for programs that need to run elevated) rather than using the primary
> admin account. That way you can reduce the account’s permissions and
> make it safer.
>
>
> HTH
>
--
Uwe Kaerst, Ph.D.
Dept. Cell Biology
HZI - helmholtz Centr for Infection Research
Inhoffenstrasse 7
D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Tel: +(49) 531 61813010
Fax: +(49) 531 2612313
EMAIL: kaerst(replace this with an at)helmholtz-hzi.de
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