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Need assistance configuring GPO assigned script to run with admin privileges under normal domain user account
I am attempting to silently run an uninstall script via a GPO when a normal domain user logs into the device.
My understanding is that anything run at startup uses the system account and therefore the script should work fine but that is not my experience. The files copy over fine and the script runs but not with admin (install) privileges.
Any assistance to resolve this is appreciated
(See attached screenshots)
CMD file being executed:
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My understanding is that anything run at startup uses the system account and therefore the script should work fine but that is not my experience. The files copy over fine and the script runs but not with admin (install) privileges.
Any assistance to resolve this is appreciated
(See attached screenshots)
CMD file being executed:
@echo off
if not exist "C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe" xcopy "\\maccrayhs\msiapps\uninstall_edge\*.*" "C:\Programdata\"
echo Uninstalling Microsoft Edge...
cd /d "%~dp0"
echo Uninstalling Microsoft Edge...
CLS
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /o /l
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /o /c Microsoft-Windows-Internet-Browser-Package /r
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /h /o /l
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If user doesn't have admin rights on machine, then uninstall scripts at logon or logoff will not work
U need to add scripts to system start up script under computer configuration
U need to add scripts to system start up script under computer configuration
Run those EXEs as a Software Installation using Zap files
https://www.itninja.com/blog/view/use-zap-files-to-publish-non-msi-setups-via-gpo
https://www.itninja.com/blog/view/use-zap-files-to-publish-non-msi-setups-via-gpo
Links are broken and I am hoping to resolve the issue without installing third-party software. Maybe that is not realistic.
How do you know the cmd script isn't running? To test, I'd put a line at the top that echo's text to a file. If the file exists, with the text, it works. e.g.
@echo off
ECHO It works>>c:\testscript.txt
if not exist "C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe" xcopy "\\maccrayhs\msiapps\uninstall_edge\*.*" "C:\Programdata\"
echo Uninstalling Microsoft Edge...
cd /d "%~dp0"
echo Uninstalling Microsoft Edge...
CLS
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /o /l
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /o /c Microsoft-Windows-Internet-Browser-Package /r
C:\Programdata\install_wim_tweak.exe /h /o /l
It runs but does not execute the program properly. if I choose to run as administrator, it runs and executes properly. That will not work in our environment. I need it to run with elevated privs in startup.
have you tried disabling UAC on affected machine and executed script with startup GPO
may be you need to disable user access controls form gpedit.msc on machine instead of control panel
may be you need to disable user access controls form gpedit.msc on machine instead of control panel
Really don't want to do that . Tested a gpo, disabling UAC and user got a pop up saying UAC was disabled but needed a reboot.
Shaun Vermaak, do you have an example of how zap might work executing the .cmd shown in the original post? I am not finding simple documentation explaining it.
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