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Delete Files from Variable Network Folder using other Credentials seamlesly..

Asked by: XoRd

Hey, I am trying to create an automated way for users to delete files from a network share using admin credentials (hidden of course).

Scenario:

I have an X: drive which contains several folders. These have Read permissions for all users.
I need to enable the users to clear their assigned folder without changing the permissions of the folders.

I tried using CPAU and PSEXEC but through these network shares are not reachable for some reason and PSEXEC cannot encrypt the password of the admin account..

I think a VBScript is the only solution but I do not have the knowledge to do it...

I need  the script to popup a window and ask the user to input the name of the folder to clear.
Then it should just go and clear all the contents of the folder using the admin credentials.
When the script is done it should be encrypted so that the users cannot edit or be able to see the credentials of the admin account.. Please also provide instructions of how to transform it from a vbs to a vbe..

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2009-10-30 at 01:46:59ID24857366
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Answers

 

by: Shift-3Posted on 2009-10-30 at 08:45:29ID: 25704095

What you're suggesting is not very practical.  Including an administrative password in a script is a bad idea.  Obfuscating the code in .vbe format isn't secure, as there are free tools readily available online to reverse the process.

What is your rationale for not changing permissions on the folders?  If you're allowing users to delete the contents with a script, why not allow them to do so directly as well?  Do you want to include some sort of process where a supervisor reviews the deletions before they're executed?

 

by: XoRdPosted on 2009-10-31 at 04:33:39ID: 25709265

The Folders are used for Scanning and the Distribution Software controls the permissions of the folders. If I try to change the permissions the Scanning Distributon gets messed up.

I do not really mind the security level as long as it is not in clear text. I don't think secretaries care enough in order to educate themselves and crack a vbe file :)
Also I will be using a dedicted account for this and the password will be changing every month or so..
If I know how to do it it won't be much trouble to edit the file once every now and then for the password...

 

by: XoRdPosted on 2009-11-09 at 01:01:24ID: 25774302

No one can help me with this..??

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-11-15 at 15:08:20ID: 25826832

Hi, when you say you tried CPAU and PSExec to clear the folders, what was the reason the network shares are not accessible, considering that you would have supplied valid admin credentials?

That seems odd that the admin profile you have loaded with these tools cannot access the network share, whereas you can access it when you manually browse to the share using the same credentials?

Maybe the user has, say, an E drive mapped as \\server\scans, and they want to clear the HR folder within that share, and you're trying to delete E:\HR\*.* with the admin credentials. This might faile because the admin profile you're loading does not have E:\ mapped to the same share (or any share at all).

So, what should work is to use CPAU or PSExec to delete \\server\scans\HR\*.*, so that you use the full UNC path. That way, any user that has rights to that share, when loaded, should be able to the delete the files.

Regards,

Rob.

 

by: XoRdPosted on 2009-11-16 at 01:18:41ID: 25828763

Hi Rob,

I managed to make that work with psexec. The problem is that the username and password are in clear text... I'll try to convert the batch file in an exe.. that will probably do it..

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-11-16 at 03:34:17ID: 25829296

Yes, you could also use the Microsoft Script Encoder, and run
encode myscript.vbs myscript.vbe

but as has been mentioned, it is reversible if someone really wants to.

Can CPAU not do it? It supports encrypted passwords....

Rob.

 

by: XoRdPosted on 2009-11-16 at 05:20:40ID: 25829871

Oh! I found the most PERFECT tool for this!!

http://www.steelsonic.com/steelrunas.htm

It creates an executable and its soooooo easy!!

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-11-16 at 13:56:11ID: 25834605

At only 10 Euro per license, that's pretty cheap, but I would have though CPAU could do it.....

Anyway, glad you found a solution.

Rob.

 

by: XoRdPosted on 2009-11-17 at 00:32:07ID: 25837824

Actually I can use it for free :)

It just gives a popup after the exe file is run. Nothing much :)

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