Administrator Rights to Windows 7 Program Without Making User Local Administrator
There is a specific program that needs to be run as an administrator or will not open/run. Attempts have been made to give full control to the C:\Program Files program directory and any registry keys but it still will not run but it will work when opened as the local administrator.
Can this be done to make it work to run only that program as a administrator without giving permission to the regular user for full administrator permission to the Windows 7 system?
Can this be done to make it work to run only that program as a administrator without giving permission to the regular user for full administrator permission to the Windows 7 system?
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How do I set it permanently to run as an administrative user while securely saving the password so the regular user cannot see it?
This evergreen question has many sides to it.
-usability&security - how hard may it be to use and how secure does it have to be?
-manageability - how hard may it be to administer?
-costs - may it cost something?
First, you should contact the manufacturer. If he is not willing to help, look at beyondtrust's product "powerbroker desktop".
-usability&security - how hard may it be to use and how secure does it have to be?
-manageability - how hard may it be to administer?
-costs - may it cost something?
First, you should contact the manufacturer. If he is not willing to help, look at beyondtrust's product "powerbroker desktop".
There is not really a native way in Windows 7 to let standard users be administrators if not members of the administrator's group.
One product that is available (and referred to above) is Beyond Trust.
http://www.beyondtrust.com/PowerBroker-Desktops-Windows-Edition.aspx?section=PowerBroker-Desktops-Windows-Edition
Consider this as a solution to you issue.
One product that is available (and referred to above) is Beyond Trust.
http://www.beyondtrust.com/PowerBroker-Desktops-Windows-Edition.aspx?section=PowerBroker-Desktops-Windows-Edition
Consider this as a solution to you issue.
How about an autoIT script and convert to exe. Run from command line or code the program into it to only run that program when the exe is executed.
; Are we already admin?
Global $admin, $password, $domain, $variable
$admin = "Administrator"
$password = "Password"
$domain = "DOMAIN"
If Not IsAdmin() Then
RunAs($admin,$domain,$password,0,$CmdLine[1])
Exit
EndIf
http://www.smart-x.com/products/tools/runas-gui/