Optional run as administrator in button bar

[Sombra]

The next text is referred to programs in "button bar": Sometimes is useful launch an application as administrator, if TC is opened as normal user I can do it in several ways:
- Close TC an restart as administrator.
- Right click in button bar and choose cd <path> then in the application directory call to the internal command of tc for open as a different user or right click and choose Run as... | Run as administrator.

In my opinion all these ways are a bit longs. A method for save the wasted time could be add a new option in menu shown with right click in the toolbar, like the text in red:

• Program Name/tooltip
  Run as administrator
  ----
  Change...
  Delete...
  cd <path>
  ---
  Cut
  Copy

Another way and less flexible, could be add a new checkbox in the window configuration of the toolbar under the options:

• [ ] Run minimized
  [ ] Run maximixed
  [x] Run as administrator

[m^2]

Google says that this should help.

[HolgerK]

Google says that this should help.

Reading the FAQ "...RAA replaces the original windows shell...", I doubt that I would give it a try.

Vista wrote:

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Wait...

It's the consistent evolution of the here mentioned Top Secret Microsoft Code

Kind regards,
Holger

[HolgerK]

...a new option in menu shown with right click in the toolbar, like the text in red:

• Program Name/tooltip
  Run as administrator
  ----
  Change...
  Delete...
  cd <path>
  ---
  Cut
  Copy

Another way and less flexible, could be add a new checkbox in the window configuration of the toolbar under the options:

• [ ] Run minimized
  [ ] Run maximixed
  [x] Run as administrator

Support++

For ".exe" or ".bat" files, I can use the file context menu with "run as admin"
This doesn't work for e.g. ".vbs".

Accessing this possibility in Buttons, Menus and User commands would help a lot.

Kind regards,
Holger

[Sombra]

Hi,

Google says that this should help.

Perhaps for a local use, but not as a portable solution. Anyway, as HolgerK wrote this tool replace the windows shell, I don't like that idea much.

Accessing this possibility in Buttons, Menus and User commands would help a lot.

I didn't thought in the extended commands, that is a good idea, too.

Vista wrote:
Wait...

[mode joke /on]
- Wait... What? start the O.S., perform operations, the technical service... ¿? look to the man/woman at 01:53
[mode joke /off]

[m^2]

Maybe this one is better?

[Sombra]

2m^2
Thank you for search info about it , I don't understand exactly the script, it launch only the console in administrator mode, or I am missing anything, I guess.

I'm investigating a bit about sudowin and Start ++
The second, start++ seen work fine when I call to an program with sudo my_program.exe, meanwhile it could be a possible solution . Of course, not portable and only under windows vista.
Now I have a button done with TCMenu for show the menu with two entries: Normal and run as administrator.

Anyway, I hope that Christian Gisler thinks about this suggestion.

[EJocys]

IF user holds down SHIFT+CTRL then TC will run bar apps as administrator, just like Windows does with Start Menu. So we can have one icon on BAR for two different modes.

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Here is a free tip for MS-DOS batch users. As you know windows have 'runas' command which always asks for administrator password or doesn't work at all if password is not set. If you want batch file to elevate itself to administrative privileges through Windows GUI (no password required) then just put this at the top of your MS-DOS batch file:

@echo off
::-------------------------------------------------------------
:: Check permisions and run as Administrator.
::-------------------------------------------------------------
ATTRIB %windir%\system32 -h | FINDSTR /I "denied" >nul
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO:ADM
GOTO:EXE
:ADM
:: Create temp batch.
echo @echo off> %~n0.tmp.bat
echo %~d0>> %~n0.tmp.bat
echo cd "%~p0">> %~n0.tmp.bat
echo call "%~nx0" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9>> %~n0.tmp.bat
echo del %~n0.tmp.bat>> %~n0.tmp.bat
:: Create temp script.
echo var arg = WScript.Arguments;> %~n0.tmp.js
echo var wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");>> %~n0.tmp.js
echo var sha = WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application");>> %~n0.tmp.js
echo sha.ShellExecute(arg(0), "", wsh.CurrentDirectory, "runas", 1);>> %~n0.tmp.js
:: Execute as Administrator.
cscript /B /NoLogo "%~n0.tmp.js" "%~dp0%~n0.tmp.bat"
del %~n0.tmp.js
GOTO:EOF
:EXE

::-------------------------------------------------------------
:: Main
::-------------------------------------------------------------

:: At this point administrative rights to this batch will be granted.
:: execute commands with administrative privileges here.

[Balderstrom]

@m^2
What is the point of that sourceforge program? (1.8MB for an "explorer shim" !?!)
Did vista/win7 get rid of "runas.exe" ??

under Win2K:

runas /env /user:administrator notepad

If it Vista did get rid of it, then I wonder if Win2K's or WinXP's RunAs.exe would work?

[Boofo]

2Balderstrom,

The following works perfectly on XP Pro SP3.

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runas /env /user:administrator "C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE"

[Balderstrom]

@ Boofo, hehe, yeah and its a whopping 9KB's

[Boofo]

@ Boofo, hehe, yeah and its a whopping 9KB's

In what way?

[MVV]

Maybe this one is better?

O_o I think script author drunk very much before:)

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runas /env /user:administrator "C:\Program Files\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE"

This in Vista always asks an admin password.

In Vista there is an additional action verb "runas" for ShellExecute function. So, it is very simple to use it for elevating new application.

Here is my very little tool that I use to run elevated apps:

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MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="Sudo.zip"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Sudo.zip"

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[Boofo]

2MVV,

I take it this won't run in XP?

[MVV]

2MVV,

I take it this won't run in XP?

Hmm... AFAIK, in WinXP there is no elevation mode, so I think this just won't.... I tested this now in WinXP and OS shows GUI "Run As" dialog as if you select "Run As" from context menu, so all ok!

In Vista/7 user just needs to answer Yes, in XP user needs to select user and enter a password also.