Custom Actions with correct privileges
First, Hello and thank you for a great forum. I have searched for an answear on my problem, but I havent got it right yet.
I have a question about Custom Actions i Vista with UAC. After a good link posted on this forum to this site: http://juice.altiris.com/article/1439/packaging-applications-for-windows-vista i found a solution for my problem with some packages I have made. The custom actions wont run under UAC turned on. At the article I find following paragraph:
How can I write my Custom Actions to run with correct privileges? For example I have a custom regsrv32.exe command that do not run with UAC.
Thank you in advanced
I have a question about Custom Actions i Vista with UAC. After a good link posted on this forum to this site: http://juice.altiris.com/article/1439/packaging-applications-for-windows-vista i found a solution for my problem with some packages I have made. The custom actions wont run under UAC turned on. At the article I find following paragraph:
Custom actions within the installation that run programs, install .MSI files, or run WiseScripts may not run with the correct privileges. You can customize the package to change the user context in which the custom action runs. The success of this solution depends on whether the custom action can run in the other context.
How can I write my Custom Actions to run with correct privileges? For example I have a custom regsrv32.exe command that do not run with UAC.
Thank you in advanced
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Posted by:
nheim
16 years ago
Hi Andreas,
see: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372048.aspx
and: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368069.aspx
You need to run the CA deferred (that means in the MSI Script) and with no Impersonation.
Basically, that means, you should run it between the 'InstallInitialize' and 'InstallFinalize' actions.
Then choose the type (most likely 34 or 50) and add 3072 to it.
Hope this leads you on the right track.
Regards, Nick
see: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372048.aspx
and: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368069.aspx
You need to run the CA deferred (that means in the MSI Script) and with no Impersonation.
Basically, that means, you should run it between the 'InstallInitialize' and 'InstallFinalize' actions.
Then choose the type (most likely 34 or 50) and add 3072 to it.
Hope this leads you on the right track.
Regards, Nick
Posted by:
jmcfadyen
16 years ago
my question is why would you want to run regserv in the first place ?
You should be using the registry table to deliver registry after all thats what it was designed for.
If its something fancy that may or may not be done based on target conditions simply condition the component.
You should be using the registry table to deliver registry after all thats what it was designed for.
If its something fancy that may or may not be done based on target conditions simply condition the component.
Posted by:
daff
16 years ago
Usually I do not use regsvr as CA, but this application needed to unregister and register again all dlls after install to work on Vista. Its not clean, but it now works.
But this question was more ment as in general, not a specific regsvr CA. Thank you for your comment anyway.
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But this question was more ment as in general, not a specific regsvr CA. Thank you for your comment anyway.
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