Sent, off list. -----Original Message----- From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 11:47 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem setting directory permissions using newly created account
Thanks John. Yes, it is a .NET application. Do you've references on this? On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:24 AM, John H Bergman (XPedient) < john.berg...@xpdnt.com> wrote: > Is it a .NET Application? If so, you can create an application > manifest that sets things up so you get prompted for escalated rights > when you start the application if you are not an administrator. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shyam Kannam [mailto:shyam.kan...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 11:14 AM > To: chr...@iswix.com; General discussion for Windows Installer XML > toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem setting directory permissions using > newly created account > > In a similar note, is there a way to modify the application executable > to "to run as administrator"? My install directory is in > %ProgramFiles% and it is our application behavior that during > execution it creates some folders. It couldn't as it requires > elevated privileges. The only way is to have the user run the > application with elevated privileges. Any help on this is appreciated. > > thanks > Shyam > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Christopher Painter <chr...@iswix.com > >wrote: > > > Ok, success. I used LockPermissions to apply the permissions for > SYSTES ( > > in the process blasting everything else out... ) and > > util:PermissionEx to apply the permission for the service account ( > > augmenting the > previous > > step ). This CA fires after the User creation CA so it's all good to > go. > > > > > > But if there is a better way, I'm all ears. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > From: "Christopher Painter" <chr...@iswix.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:49 PM > > > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>, wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem setting directory permissions using > > newly created account > > > > > > I tried a hack where I put ConfigureUsers in the target > > > > InstallExecuteSequence ahead of CreateFolders so that it would > > already be > > > > there during the merge process. It works in the sense the order is > > altered > > > > > > but it doesn't work. I'm suspecting that ConfigureUsers is calling > > > > DoAction to schedule the deferred actions and they are after > CreateFolder. > > > > > > So I guess I need to dig deep and figure out technique #2. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > From: "Christopher Painter" <chr...@iswix.com> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:37 PM > > > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Problem setting directory permissions using > > newly > > > > created account > > > > > > I have a scenario where I need to lock down a directory so that only > > system > > > > > > > > and a local service account that I'm creating can access it. I'm > > > > > > encapsulating this in a merge module. > > > > > > I've tried two techniques: > > > > > > 1) Permission element nested under a CreateFolder element. The > > problem > > > > > > with this technique is the ConfigureUsers CA gets scheduled to > > execute > > > > > > before the base action of InstallFiles. This is *AFTER* the > > CreateFolders > > > > > > standard action. ?? This seems broken to me. > > > > > > 2) Util:PermissionEx element. This one doesn't have the > > forementioned > > > > > > problem but I haven't used it much in the past and I'm a little > > confused on > > > > > > > > how to break permission propogation and strip out the existing ACLs > > that > > > > > > are there. > > > > > > Any solution on making one of these or another work would be really > > > > > > appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ------ > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > > > > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > > > > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > > Discussions > > > > > > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in > > malware > > > > > > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ------ > > -- > > > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > > Discussions > > > > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in > > malware > > > > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > > latest in malware threats. > > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > -- > -Shyam > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- -Shyam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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