>From The Scripting Guys: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct04/hey1008.mspx
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, <richardmccl...@aspca.org> wrote: > > Thanks! > > However, since I've already entered the realm of dumb questions, how does > one script adding a local admin? > > The alternative might be to add the temporary install account to the > DomainAdmins group, but that sounds truly reckless. > -- > Richard > > > "Carl Houseman" <c.house...@gmail.com> wrote on 04/02/2009 08:18:01 AM: > > > > A user has to be a local administrator to install software. > > Anything less would not be reliable. > > > > > So script adding the user to the local admins group, do your > > install, then remove from the group. > > > > Another choice is to run the install as a startup script. > > > > Carl > > > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:56 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Perhaps a dumb GPO question... > > > > > > ...but I need to know how to assign the right to install software to > > a particular user. > > > > Somewhere in user rights assignment ought have this, but it's not > explicit. > > > > Would "Log on as a service" and/or "Act as part of the OS" do this? > > > > Note that this would not be an actual person using the desktop > > systems but rather would be a "user" scripted in an install > > procedure. This user would then be disabled once the installs are > completed. > > > > Thanks! > > -- > > Richard D. McClary > > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > > > ASPCA® > > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > > Urbana, IL 61802 > > > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > > > P: 217-337-9761 > > C: 217-417-1182 > > F: 217-337-9761 > > www.aspca.org > > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to > Animals® > > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
