Need to run DriveImage XML batch file as administrator from low-level user environment
I am needing to create images of all my domain workstations once a week. I want to use DriveImage XML to perform this tack becuase is it free. The issue is that all of the computers are logged in with low-level domain users (no local or domain admin rights). I have created a successful batch file that launches DriveImage and completes the entire image backup to a network drive. The issue is that it only runs when logged in as administrator. On low-level users the batch file will launch (using the Windows scheduler with admin credentials), but the actual DriveImage program does not display and the backup never completes.
How can I run this scheduled program as a low-level user?
How can I run this scheduled program as a low-level user?
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Thanks for the feedback. I would not mind giving the batch admin rights to run with becuase I now plan on pushing out the batch file using pexec which would give me full control from my admin workstation I use to push it out with. This option works great when I push it out to a computer already logged in using an admin account. Can you give me the coding I need to include in the batch file (or VBS file) that would launch the program with an admin account?
Running it in DOS is not going to work as I need to image about 60 computers on a LAN and do not want to visit each of them.
Running it in DOS is not going to work as I need to image about 60 computers on a LAN and do not want to visit each of them.
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The problem is that the password will appear in the batch file, and that is a big security breach.
Other options are to use a bootable cD to do this, rather than trying to finish it via Windows.
I hope this helps !