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#103618 - 2003-08-11 01:55 PM introduction
drathgar drathgar Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-08-09 Posts: 13	Hi I am somewhat new to KixTart, was forced into learning it at work. The person who created our logon scripts separated from the military and no one else knew how they worked. I was automatically made the scripting Guru.. With all that being said, Is there a way to run a script as the administrator? Main goal being to load patches and servicepacks, without having the administrator, or someone in the admin group having to be logged on? Thanks in advance for the help and nice meeting everyone
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#103619 - 2003-08-11 02:15 PM Re: introduction
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Please read this link in our handy-dandy "KiXtart FAQ & How To's" forum: Installing an Application as an Admin [ 11. August 2003, 14:16: Message edited by: Howard Bullock ] _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#103620 - 2003-08-11 02:16 PM Re: introduction
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	You work for the military and was forced into learning Kixtart were you ? That must not have been pretty Yes, we use the SU service to run as local admin on the workstation (from the login script) ... do you have the SUSS service installed on your workstatations ? Runs something like this: SETL "SU_PASSWORD=Password" CD "C:\SU" SHELL 'SU.EXE Administrator "C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CMD.EXE /C C:\INSTALL.BAT"' Something like that anyways ... I was forced to learn Kixtart too. They tied me to a stick and glued my eyes open and made me recite the KIXTART.CHM ...
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#103621 - 2003-08-11 02:29 PM Re: introduction
drathgar drathgar Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-08-09 Posts: 13	Yeah, that was done to me too. The tied to a stick part anyway. Noone else knows of the KixTart.chm, or I am sure they would have made me do that too. I have gotten patches and even pushed ServicePack 3 to 2000 machines and Servicepack 1a to XP machines...but it wasn't pretty!! Thanks for the info on the SU Service. It will come in handy in a couple of months, when I get back to my base. John
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#103622 - 2003-08-11 02:30 PM Re: introduction
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Hmmm... using SU with clear text paswords in the logon script could get you a court marshall! Look into more secure methods such as an admin script with task scheduler. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#103623 - 2003-08-11 02:36 PM Re: introduction
drathgar drathgar Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-08-09 Posts: 13	Sorry everyone I was putting the wrong EmPHASSes on the wrong SYLLable....KiXtart!!!! How would I go about using the Admin script with Task Scheduler?? John
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#103624 - 2003-08-11 02:43 PM Re: introduction
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	create a script and schelude it. that's about it admin script basically is some script that is to be launched as admin. you can launch a script that scheludes what ever you want on any or all machines you want and they will be ran as system (under local system account) on each machine. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#103625 - 2003-08-11 02:53 PM Re: introduction
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	ja, I would go for the fancy-schmancy JT task scheduler thingy do-hicky too - if your worried about plain-text passwords... by the way, the guy that used to do your Kixtart scripts ... has anyone heard from him since his unusual disappearance ? [ 11. August 2003, 14:56: Message edited by: Shawn ]
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#103626 - 2003-08-11 02:53 PM Re: introduction
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	John: As you are new to KiXtart but in the military, you're most likely aware of initiation traditions. The KiXtart BBS initiation tradition is to have newbies read the complete KiXtart FAQ Forum It will most likely answer all your imminent questions, and later on you can also use the KiXtart BBS Search to retrieve answers before posting. [ 11. August 2003, 14:53: Message edited by: sealeopard ] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#103627 - 2003-08-11 05:15 PM Re: introduction
drathgar drathgar Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-08-09 Posts: 13	yeah he works as a civilian contractor for a different base. Working for the military and making lots of money....strange. We call him lots but he is not very helpful with his answers.
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#103628 - 2003-08-11 05:20 PM Re: introduction
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	yep. that is his way making sure you don't get answers on silver platter and perhaps you will at some point stop calling him as you have learned on your own... that is the normal way, isn't it _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#103629 - 2003-08-11 05:36 PM Re: introduction
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	hehee, plus now you are a member of KORG with all the right and priviledges of such, like having a bunch of fellow kixters to bounce ideas off.
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#103630 - 2003-08-12 02:23 PM Re: introduction
drathgar drathgar Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-08-09 Posts: 13	---that is his way making sure you don't get answers on silver platter and perhaps you will at some point stop calling him as you have learned on your own...--- It would have been nice of him to SHOW something to me though. He just up and left, disobeying the boss, and not showing anyone the scripts. John
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#103631 - 2003-08-12 03:17 PM Re: introduction
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	You can always show us the scripts and we might be able to make sense of them. However, if the scripts are written according to MIL-SPEC, then it might be hopeless spaghetti-code anyway [ 12. August 2003, 15:26: Message edited by: sealeopard ] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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