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Elevated command line prompt can't access shared drives in Windows 7
I map a share from another machine using my user account.
I launch an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe, right click, Run as administrator).
Navigating to shared drive (Z:) results in:
The system ...
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MAMP PRO can't be used by non-admin users
I have MAMP PRO set for a Mac's admin user. But other users want to use it too. How can it be done? When a normal user try to open MAMP PRO, it shows a message saying that it needs administrator ...
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How do I grant permissions to an installer (no “run as admin” mode)?
I'm trying to update my Tortoise client but when I run the file (I'm logged in as an administrator), the process fails because it can't write to .../bin directory.
When I right click the mouse, ...
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How do I configure my application to run as administrator automatically?
I have created a patch file with an executable inside of it using Winrar SFX feature.
After executing the SFX file and the extraction ends up, my executable file will never run because it doesn't have ...
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How do I run a program installed by root as a non-root user?
I'm really a novice in Linux. I'm currently running an OpenSUSE version and I would like to run a program that was installed by root as a non root user.
In other words, how do I configure the ...
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How do I fix error 1303 during TI Connect install?
I recently purchased a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator, and I'm trying install the TI Connect software in order to connect the calculator to my computer via the USB cable. Unfortunately, I'm getting ...
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How to execute a command with admin privileges and access to files of the logged in user?
I have some problems understanding sudo. I am logged in on a terminal as an non-admin/non-root user. This "normal" user is not in the sudoers file (and shouldnt be, in my opinion).
Now I try to ...
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Run a program without administrative privileges in Windows 7 [duplicate]
My account in Windows 7 is an administrator account. When I open the Run box (WinKey + R), I am warned, "This task will be created with administrative privileges."
Is there any way to run programs ...
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Giving privilege with expiration in Windows 7
I have asked this question in security.stackexchange.com, but I was unable to get anything useful. So I am re-posting it here.
In parental control I can restrict the games, applications, and also set ...
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How to launch Windows Explorer with the privileges of a different domain user?
My Windows 7 computer is connected to a Windows network at the workplace. There are two domains in use on this network, EMPLOYEES and TESTERS. I have logins on both domains, for example EMPLOYEES\Joe ...
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Is it possible to prevent access to the hard drive when booting from external media?
I supervise the use of a 'community' desktop computer and I would like to allow the use of the desktop via an external drive to a specific individual.
How do I secure the internal hard drive so that ...
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Running unidentified developer Applications as a Non-administrator
I am used to Windows but recently got a macbook air (OS X) from school and want to make it full featured without having to reformat, reset/recreate admin, etc.
They have it restricted pretty hard ...
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Users and group membership
My server is installed by my provider with a default user (root and another user, lets say here johndoe).
I lack some experience to know if everything is well set.
Let's say I add the group admin. ...
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Enable a user to have superuser privelages locally but with password input
Is there a way to have user privelages that would normally require superuser privelages, WITHOUT USING THE TERMINAL?
I'm thinking like a dialogue that pops up when your trying to access a folder/file ...
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Limit Linux Debian user privilleges
Hi I need to create user on Linux Debian that can only access /usr/src/xxx catalog and use screen command to run server. Could you help me with it? I would be really thankful. Have a nice day!
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change folder permissions from limited account having admin credentials
I have to assign full control to a specific folder to everyone. Until now I log on into domain with my admin account and I apply my changes. I'd like to know if it's possible using my credential to ...
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Windows 8 privilege issue [duplicate]
I'm trying to delete some folder on windows 8 but I can't he show this message You should have administrator privilege to delete this folder my Windows account is admin and i got all privilege on this ...
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Run one command elevated from the Windows 7 command prompt [duplicate]
In a Windows 7 command prompt, in some directory and with some environment, is there a way to run a single command with elevated privileges using all the current environment and directory? Like the ...
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Why the directories-files do not have the 777 privileges when I gave that on the parent directory?
There is a directory named Joomla inside /opt/lampp/htdocs directory. As I created the directory, first thing I did was to change its mode as :
[root@Feddy htdocs]# chmod 777 Joomla
Then I unzipped ...
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Windows - Use Local Service and/or Network Service account for a windows service
I've created a window's service that monitors files on a specific directory on our Windows OS. When a file is detected, the service does some file I/O, reads the files, creates sub-directories, etc. ...
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Escalating privileges of a program from guest account
Can I esclate privileges of any Windows executable from Guest account to system or administrator?
Do I have to edit the registry or use some script?
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How can I install DropBox without root privileges?
Is it possible to install Dropbox without root privileges in Linux?
I've tried to install it at my university, using the sources found here, but I seem to need to enter the root password (which of ...
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Is there Windows 7 Run as Administrator fix for Outlook?
I have excel 2010 report which has a script that runs automatically emails report via outlook 2010 but it will only work if I have Outlook open via right click and Run as Administrator.
Is there a ...
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How to install Jenkins on Windows Server 2012
This may sound like a trivial question but here is what is happening:
I grab the latest version of Jenkins as native installer for Windows (1.491 in my case)
I set up a Windows Server 2012 (official ...
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symlinks for admin users on Windows
On Windows you can create symlinks
either if you start the programm, you want to create a symlink in (e.g. cmd), as Administrator.
or if you give your user/usergroup the permission to create ...
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What is the correct way to prevent non-root users from issuing shutdowns or reboots
Let's say that you have set up a multi-seat system for use in a school or library, allowing GDM to launch multiple X sessions to run simultaneously with different users/keyboards/monitors.
By default ...
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Increasing user assigned 'administrator' privileges
We've just installed Server 2012 at our workplace, which in many respects is similar to Windows 8.
The issue is that a user has been created, and assigned as an administrator has a pathetically low ...
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CPanel not updating user privileges
I updated my CPanel to the latest version which gave me a headache. My users can create a database and its user but the privileges being assigned to the database does not apply to the database. There ...
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Automatically execute bash script under the privileges of another user
Is there a way to execute a bash script under the privileges of another user (automatically)?
I think "sudo" is the right way, but I don't know how to automate the process.
E.g. I want to run ...
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Emit upstart events as regular user
I want to create a situation where something unprivileged user does (via SSH) triggers an event that causes an upstart job do perform some action. The activities rely on filesystem changes, so I ...
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Creating file on disk partition gives 0x80070522
My Windows 7 is on sdd disk and I have hdd disk from old windows xp divided into several partitions. When I try to create a file on one of those partitions H:\ it gives me an error 0x80070522 "A ...
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Give Apache and Account User File Writing Priviliges
I am using OS X Mountain Lion for web development. I am running the built-in Apache server. Now I need to allow the PHP script I am running to write in a directory. But if I chown the directory to ...
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can t install iTunes - privileges for system services
While I was trying to install iTunes, and more specifically Apple mobile device support, it says:
"Verify that you have sufficient privileges to install system services"
Can you help me?
I got ...
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Let a program (called by other program) run as admin without prompt
As you may know, Steam doesn't like non-admin accounts for installing games or whatsoever. In my case, I have a user in my computer that usually install a lot of games and every time I have to put my ...
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What is the difference between the Administrator account and a User account that has administrator privilage?
The Backstory
Wife has a multiplayer Minecraft Server that she runs Tectonicus (a map generating program) against. Tectonicus is set up to use OpenGL (aparently ONLY OpenGL). When attempting to run ...
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Can't make anything other than folder in C:\ Windows 8
Since Windows XP I could make any type of file I wanted in C:. I could right click, and make a text file that I could create logs with, etc.
Now, in windows 8 though, I can't make anything in C:\ ...
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OpenVPN client without administrator rights on Win7
My parents use a Win7 laptop. I have set it so that they are not administrators of the device, only I am. I have installed OpenVPN for them to access the home network resources when they are out. The ...
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ubuntu and privilege elevation in i3wm
I use i3wm (www.i3wm.org) as the window manager for ubuntu 11.10 x64.
it seems that whatever piece of magic that controls elevation is not functioning properly. It's not an issue with i3wm perse, but ...
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Can't Delete Old Windows Directory
I got a new SSD drive for my computer, and have installed Windows on this drive. This left an old Windows directory on my old normal drive. I am now attempting to delete this old Windows directory, ...
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Total Commander on Windows 7 with Administrative Privileges
I'm running Total Commander on Windows 7 and I have a problem with the Run as Administrator issue.
If I run TC normally, it can't make changes to anything under C:\Program Files\ without asking for ...
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How to automatically change permissions for files copied to a directory?
I would like to automate changing permissions for files copied to a directory. For example, any files copied to folder X should have mode 755, and any files copied to folder Y should have mode 700.
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Administrator can run a application but produces error while a administrator previllaged user can run without error
I have an application which can run as admin prevailed user without error but while administrator runs it it produces error. The input string was not in correct format-application error.
I tried to ...
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How to fully stop UAC Windows 8
I have a problem, i have a Windows 8 realease Preview. I have UAC turned off always, but for test i switched UAC on (slider up) and restarted my pc, then, i turned it off (slider down) and restarted ...
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Why do the privileges disappear in meta? [closed]
Ok, these are multiple questions, but each is so closely related to the other so I put them in one post.
I am new to SuperUser, but not to StackExchange.
These probably all belong in meta, but I am ...
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Create context-sensitive admin menus for right-click
I've got a right-click explorer menu that allows me to open a file in Notepad++, which works pretty good. Very convenient. It takes a small registry hack (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shell), but no ...
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Open application with lowered privileges
I have a mac installer which runs as root with pre and post install bash scripts.
At the end of the post install script I launch the application which inherits and opens as root. Is there a way I can ...
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Run MSI files as administrator from a user account
I'm usually logged in as a normal user on my Windows XP box. Sometimes, when I want to install a software update, I don't want to log off and log on again as admin, but I right-click the installer exe ...
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Got not sufficient privileges message in CMD when logged on as administrator
I was trying to use mklink command in cmd (i have Windows 7 os) I was logged on as administrator, but i got a " you do not have sufficient privilege to perform this operation" message. I used the same ...
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Signed WinXP driver shown as unsigned for normal users
On a Dell Latitude laptop model installed in our enterprise environment the "Intel Management Engine Interface" driver is loaded and works as expected, but on the driver tab in dev-manager it is said ...
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My Account type is Administrator in Windows 8 YET I don't get full access to folders
I'm running Windows 8 Pro. My account type is of admin:
And My UAC is off:
Yet, I still get errors like this:
and
