running DOS as ADMIN

bromberg said:

Denis,
Thanks for your thoughts.
Dan

Steps 1 to 3 went fine but I'm having a problem with your step 4 since I do not see Authenticated users, Read & execute - Apply
So can you can be more specific where these options are in the ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS PANEL?
Thanks,
Dan

Try3 said:

Dan,

I copied that procedure straight out of my own setting up records and I can now see that there is a missing step - clicking on Change permissions.

I have changed the procedure to

1 Create folder C:\Tools
2 Properties, Security, Advanced
3 Disable inheritance, Confirm convert them into explicit permissions
4 Change permissions, then for each of Authenticated users & Users

select the list entry for <Authenticated users / Users>,
Edit,
set the check boxes for Read & execute, List folder contents and Read
OK,
Apply

5 Set Owner to Administrators {being careful to use the plural because using the singuar would have a specific meaning that would trip you up}
6 Replace owner on subcontainers & objects

If all you have is a Users entry then set that up and you are done. But mine has always listed Authenticiated users as well as Users.

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But I think this is putting the cart before the horse. You can set up C:\Tools as a location for your own batch files etc after you have sorted out the current problem.

What are your answers to my questions about
1 whether or not the Admin prompt appears and looks like it is behaving itself, and
2 running the batch file by setting a log file output in its shortcut [>D:\Desktop\MyBatchFile.log]

Denis

This runs fine from an ADMIN DOS window:

Code:

"C:\Users\danny\Desktop\danny.BAT" > "C:\Users\danny\Desktop\danny.LOG"

as shown by the LOG file that gets created (thanks for this good idea) as well as the expected output I was hoping for.

However, when I run this same 'bat' file by right-clicking run-as-admin then the DOS window flashes momentarily and the output I had hoped for does not change, which is obviously telling me the command did not execute (probably because it lost (or never had) the required authorization).

Is there a DOS command I could execute within my bat-file to query if I am running as an ADMIN (or better yet, to request ADMIN status)?
Thanks,
Dan

Ben Myers said:

If K: is a network drive, you may have to remap it when running as administrator. Replace "computername" with the actual computer name.

schtasks /run /i /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup" cd c:\windows\system32\config\regbackdirpause
if not exist K:\nul net use K: \\computername
copy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-apps\danBM.xls K:\BU\THUMBDRIVE-BM.xlsrobocopy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-app\ K:\BU\ METrack.xlspause %windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0

Ben

Ben:
K is just a thumb drive (not a network drive) that I use for a backup of a few files each time I shutdown.
But thanks,
Dan

Try adding "cd %~dp0" after the "dir" command. This changes the working directory to the folder in which the batch resides.

schtasks /run /i /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup"
cd c:\windows\system32\config\regback
dir
cd %~dp0
pause
copy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-apps\danBM.xls K:\BU\THUMBDRIVE-BM.xls
robocopy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-app\ K:\BU\ METrack.xls
pause
%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0

Ben

Ben Myers said:

Try adding "cd %~dp0" after the "dir" command. This changes the working directory to the folder in which the batch resides.

schtasks /run /i /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup"
cd c:\windows\system32\config\regback
dir
cd %~dp0
pause
copy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-apps\danBM.xls K:\BU\THUMBDRIVE-BM.xls
robocopy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-app\ K:\BU\ METrack.xls
pause
%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0

Ben

I think I'm misunderstanding you since when I issue the 'cd' command, this is what I get:
c:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack>dir

Directory of c:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack

08/03/2019 01:12 PM <DIR> .
08/03/2019 01:12 PM <DIR> ..
08/03/2019 01:12 PM 983,040 DEFAULT
08/03/2019 01:12 PM 69,632 SAM
08/03/2019 01:11 PM 32,768 SECURITY
08/03/2019 01:11 PM 109,477,888 SOFTWARE
08/03/2019 01:12 PM 18,219,008 SYSTEM
5 File(s) 128,782,336 bytes
2 Dir(s) 363,965,292,544 bytes free

c:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack>cd %~dp0
The system cannot find the path specified.

c:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack>

It should work properly in the batch file. If you are not comfortable using an unfamiliar command, try eliminating the "cd" line. It may be causing a problem with the rest of the batch.

schtasks /run /i /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup"
dir c:\windows\system32\config\regback
pause
copy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-apps\danBM.xls K:\BU\THUMBDRIVE-BM.xls
robocopy C:\Users\dan\Desktop\dan-app\ K:\BU\ METrack.xls
pause
%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0

Ben