Running application in Windows

[Lee Eng Huat]

A customer wish to achieve the following in Windows environment and posted his question below:

{"Is there any attribute in an executable file, or procedure, that user can set so that whenever it runs, by any user, it runs as if it is being triggered by the owner of the application"

This feature is available in Unix to enable any user to update a protected file (users do not even need to have read access) through an application owned by the same owner of the file.}

Could this be done thru' some settings within the Windows OS, file/directory, user/owner protection or programming? Do Windows have Access Control List (ACL)?


Thanks, EH

[Ivan Ferreira]

This is a feature in Unix called SUID and it's not available on Windows. The only thing that windows provides is the "runas" command.

[Igor Karasik]

Probably you can define windows service with this executable file - depend on application.
Windows service can run with local system account permissions

[Lucky Luciano]

Inside resource kit there is a utility called SU too, check it please, maybe it can be what you are looking for

[Phil.Howell]

This may help

Phil

http://www.quimeras.com/Products/products.asp

[Ivan Ferreira]

Probably you can use this software:

http://www.joeware.net/win/free/tools/cpau.htm

Summary

Command line tool for starting process in alternate security context. Basically this is a runas replacement. Also allows you to create job files and encode the id, password, and command line in a file so it can be used by normal users.