Anthony
Wed Jul 09 15:36:51 CDT 2008
"Al Dunbar" <AlanDrub@hotmail.com.nospaam> wrote in message
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> "Joseph Morales" <JosephMorales@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> > Can a VBScript change its identity after it has started, so that it
> > switches
> > to running under a different username? This is for the purpose of
getting
> > access to a different set of privileges.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > Joseph
>
> IMHO, it is not possible to change the credentials of an existing process.
> At best, a script (vbscript, batch, etc) can use runas to start a new
> process under alternate credentials. There are also third party tools that
> allow the password to be embedded so you need not enter it manually, as
> required by runas. One such is CPAU from Joeware.net. If you use anything
> that keeps you from having to enter the password manually, make sure you
> consider the possibility that the stored password could somehow be used
for
> other purposes or stolen.
>
Another alternative is to install scripted components into a COM+
application and set that applications identity to the user credentials you
want to use.
--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET