29 Feb

MyAdmin Advanced

Category: Smart Computing

The script mentioned in my last article works great in SOHO environment where we don’t have many shared network resources.

But it won’t work in a corporate environment where access to any network resources (file-share, printer, portal, etc) is controlled by “Network ID” (typically from Windows or Novell Netware network). This happens because “Local Administrator” are usually not part of network and they are treated as anonymous user.

This new version of “MyAdmin” AHK (AutoHotkey) script overcomes this problem and works great in corporate networks as well.

span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Some default values
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> LocalAdminGroup ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Administrators
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Settings for local administrator
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> LocalAdminUser ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> admin
LocalAdminPass ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> secret
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Settings for normal user
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> WindowsDomain ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> domain
NormalUser ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> user
NormalPass ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> password
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Target program
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> RunTarget ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">=="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> C:="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">\Program Files\ExplorerXP\ExplorerXP.exe
IfExist,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%RunTarget%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">{="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Add normal user to local admin group
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunAs,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%LocalAdminUser%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%LocalAdminPass%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunWait,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> NET LOCALGROUP ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%LocalAdminGroup%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%WindowsDomain%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">\="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%NormalUser%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/ADD,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Hide
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunAs ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Reset to normal behavior.
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Execute target with elevated administrator permissions
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunAs,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%NormalUser%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%NormalPass%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%WindowsDomain%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>Run,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%RunTarget%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Wait for 200 ms
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>Sleep,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #AC00A9; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>200
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; remove normal user from local admin group
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunWait,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> NET LOCALGROUP ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%LocalAdminGroup%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%WindowsDomain%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">\="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%NormalUser%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/DELETE,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Hide
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>RunAs ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">; Reset to normal behavior.
span style="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">}="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
IfNotExist,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%RunTarget%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">{="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/3/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>MsgBox,="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Target ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">(i.e.="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>%RunTarget%="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">)="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> does ="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/1/="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">>not exist.="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">}="color: #0080FF; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">

Please follow Aaron’s advise on Default Owner fix. This is required for extra security on file system permissions.

Cheers,

Posted Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Filed Under Category: Smart Computing
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