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 May 12 2008, 05:53 PM
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%comspec% /K runas /user:scans "ScanFiles.exe" When I run this within the current user (ATU4) it runs fine. When I run it from a different computer with a Remote Procedure Call I get an error SAYING: Enter the password for scans: (I input the correct password) Attempting to start ScanFiles.exe as user "ATUUSER4\scans" ... RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - ScanFiles.exe 87: The parameter is incorrect. When I look at Security for Scanfiles.exe it shows for ATUUSER4\Scans that it has Read and Execute rights. I have tried changing the user to administrator with the administrator password and it produced the same error. Then I signed on as administrator and ran with /user:administrator it produced the same error. Process Explorer shows CMD.exe running with the user NT Authority\System. I expected it to be running with the user ATUUSER4\Administrator. I don't see what would stop runas from doing what it is intended to do. I'm running this in XP Pro sp2 NTFS "Use Simple File Sharing" is not checked. Thank you, Docfxit |
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May 12 2008, 08:55 PM
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 Member 2k  Posts: 2,377 From: Space Coast OS: XP Pro + SP2 |
Hi docfxit.
What do you mean by "When I run it from a different computer with a Remote Procedure Call"? What interface are you using? I'd like to try this to see if I can help but need to understand what (and how) you are doing this. |
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May 13 2008, 09:22 AM
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Member Posts: 16 OS: 98, xp |
Thank you for taking a stab at this.
You can read a little about a Remote Procedure Call at http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/sDefinitio...i214272,00.html Or you can Google it. It's very simple. The command that Is used and works on a '98 PC is: RUNRMTCMD CMD('C:\Batch\Scan.bat') RMTLOCNAME('192.168.1.4' *IP) RMTUSER('SCANS') RMTPWD(password) What is supposed to happen is the remote computer runs that command with the IP address pointing to the computer I am running. It requests the program C:\Batch\Scan.bat. It requests that it use the user SCANS on this computer and it supplies a password for the user SCANS. I don't know if you can reproduce it but you might be able to figure out why it appears to run under the user NT Authority\System instead of SCANS and or how I can give it the proper authority to run under NT Authority\System. If I can get the RUNAS command to run the program ScanFiles.exe I'm hoping will map the drive and run the program. Thank you, Docfxit |
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May 13 2008, 03:39 PM
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Member 2k Posts: 2,377 From: Space Coast OS: XP Pro + SP2 |
Where did you get RUNRMTCMD? It's not part of XP.
Perhaps it needs to be recompiled under XP. |
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May 13 2008, 07:29 PM
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Member Posts: 16 OS: 98, xp |
QUOTE (Ztruker @ May 13 2008, 01:39 PM)  Where did you get RUNRMTCMD? It's not part of XP. Perhaps it needs to be recompiled under XP. The RUNRMTCMD is run from an AS/400 not a windows computer. It is provided by IBM to run a command on a PC. The RUNRMTCMD is running and executing the bat file in windows. The problem is the RUNAS command in winodws. I have resolved the initial error by changing the BAT file to read: CD C:\Batch %comspec% /K "runas /user:scans ScanFiles.exe" I added the CD C:\Batch and that resolved the error 87: The parameter is incorrect. Now I am getting another error saying: Attempting to start ScanFiles.exe as user "ATUUSER4\scans" ... RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - ScanFiles.exe 5: Access is denied. Any idea why I would get Access is denied? Thank you, Docfxit |
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May 13 2008, 08:10 PM
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Member 2k Posts: 2,377 From: Space Coast OS: XP Pro + SP2 |
This is the help for the runas command on XP Pro.
CODE RUNAS USAGE: RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/netonly] ] /user:<UserName> program RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/netonly] ] /smartcard [/user:<UserName>] program /noprofile specifies that the user's profile should not be loaded. This causes the application to load more quickly, but can cause some applications to malfunction. /profile specifies that the user's profile should be loaded. This is the default. /env to use current environment instead of user's. /netonly use if the credentials specified are for remote access only. /savecred to use credentials previously saved by the user. This option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition and will be ignored. /smartcard use if the credentials are to be supplied from a smartcard. /user <UserName> should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER program command line for EXE. See below for examples Examples: > runas /noprofile /user:mymachine\administrator cmd > runas /profile /env /user:mydomain\admin "mmc %windir%\system32\dsa.msc" > runas /env /user:user@domain.microsoft.com "notepad \"my file.txt\"" NOTE: Enter user's password only when prompted. NOTE: USER@DOMAIN is not compatible with /netonly. NOTE: /profile is not compatible with /netonly. Perhaps the problem is the form of /user you are using? According to this help, it should be: /user <UserName> should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER |
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May 13 2008, 09:10 PM
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Member Posts: 16 OS: 98, xp |
QUOTE (Ztruker @ May 13 2008, 06:10 PM) Perhaps the problem is the form of /user you are using? According to this help, it should be: /user <UserName> should be in form USER@DOMAIN or DOMAIN\USER I have tried: %comspec% /K "runas /user:atuuser4\scans ScanFiles.exe" and I have tried: %comspec% /K "runas /user:scans@atuuser4 ScanFiles.exe" Both give the same error: Attempting to start ScanFiles.exe as user "ATUUSER4\scans" ... RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - ScanFiles.exe 5: Access is denied. Just a note: I am currently running with a Workgroup not a domain. Thank you, Docfxit |
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May 14 2008, 05:16 PM
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Member 2k Posts: 2,377 From: Space Coast OS: XP Pro + SP2 |
Like you, I can make this work locally. I have no means of making an RPC call to any of my other computers in my local workgroup to test that part of it unfortunately, unless you know of some program/script I can run that will allow me to do so I'm afraid I'll have to bail out on this one.
Hmmm, try posting a link to this thread in the Network forum here, asking some of the folks there to look at this and see if they have any ideas. |
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May 15 2008, 08:05 AM
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Member Posts: 16 OS: 98, xp |
That is very nice of you to try to figure it out.
Maybe you know of some way for me to debug this. I'd be interested in finding out what object is giving the Access Denied message. Thank you, Docfxit |
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May 21 2008, 01:22 PM
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Member Posts: 16 OS: 98, xp |
I have fixed the problem.
I was trying to use runas because I was told when launching a program through the network it doesn't have enough authority to connect to a network drive. And I was not able to get Net Use to work which confirmed it. I got it working with AutoIt without the runas. Thank you, Docfxit |
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