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What user does WSCRIPT.Shell run as?

If I use the WSCRIPT.Shell's "run" method to execute a command line program, what user does this run as?

I am able to get my program to run, however it uses some COM components which need to be ran as a specific user. I have tried changing the IIS Directory Security permissions to the user I want it to run as, but this does not seem to work.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
David

jitganguly

Does IUSR_{yourservername} user has rights to execute those COM componets ? Check that and assign permission to that user to those COM componets and then try runnign as This user from IIS

ASPGuru

it runs as IUSR_*, unless you turn off anonymous access to your virtual directory and login as the desired user.

d_glenn

ASKER

I have already changed it so that anonymous access for the virtual directory uses my user with the appropriate DCOM permissions.

Any other ideas?
Thanks

gbaren

I have to disagree here.

IUSR_machine is for ASP, not WScript. I even tested it to make sure.

VB EXE (who.exe)
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dim oSys as Nnew WinNTSysInfo
msgbox oSys.UserName

VB Scirpt
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Set Wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Wsh.Run "who.exe"

Result: Currently Logged On User.

WSCript RUN runs in context of currently logged on user.

d_glenn

ASKER

...but I am running the WSCRIPT.Shell component in an ASP page, so there is not a user to be logged in as.

d_glenn

ASKER

Shouldn't it run as the user specified in the "Account used for anonymous access" in IIS for the virtual directory?

gbaren

I see. I didn't realize you were running from the ASP page.

I actually have a piece of code that will spawn RunAs from VB with alternate credentials to move the current user from group to group. Here's a piece that you might find useful:

sRunAsCmd = "C:\Winnt\System32\RunAs.exe"
sRunAsParams = " /user:DOMAIN\USRNAME "
sApp = "\" & Chr(34) & App.Path & "\YourApp.exe\" & Chr(34) & " "
sParams = "\" & Chr(34) & "Your Parameters" & "\" & Chr(34)

sCommand = sRunAsCmd & sRunAsParams & Chr(34) & sApp & sParams & Chr(34)

Set oShell = New IWshShell_Class

vTaskID = Shell(sCommand, 1)
DoEvents

Sleep 400

If oShell.AppActivate(vTaskID) Then
oShell.SendKeys sPwd & "{ENTER}"
End If

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