runas command won't work

[roger_val]

Hi,

I'm working on a windows 2000 workstation as "guest" which has been made a

member of the "powerusers" group.

When I try to use "runas" (shift right click) I'm asked for the admin

password, but when I put it in, I get "access denied".

The "runas" service is running, and I'm typing the correct admin password

etc. Furthermore I can get this to work no problems on another w2k machine.

Has anyone got any suggestions as I'm baffled.

Thanks in advance,

Roger.

 

[roger_val]

Sorry... I need to clarify my last post:

I forgot to add that when I successfully tried "runas" on another w2k

machine, it too was logged on as "guest" , with that user being a member of

the "power users" group. Both machines have a number of restrictions in place

(the same restrictions, of course) but "runas" will only work on one machine,

not the other.

Now you can see why I am baffled! [big grin].



Thanks again in advance,

Roger.





"roger_val" wrote:



> Hi,

> I'm working on a windows 2000 workstation as "guest" which has been made a

> member of the "powerusers" group.

> When I try to use "runas" (shift right click) I'm asked for the admin

> password, but when I put it in, I get "access denied".

> The "runas" service is running, and I'm typing the correct admin password

> etc. Furthermore I can get this to work no problems on another w2k machine.

> Has anyone got any suggestions as I'm baffled.

> Thanks in advance,

> Roger.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"roger_val" wrote in message

news:7508E43F-8330-434F-B634-F4F8B40A458A@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

> I'm working on a windows 2000 workstation as "guest" which has been made a

> member of the "powerusers" group.

> When I try to use "runas" (shift right click) I'm asked for the admin

> password, but when I put it in, I get "access denied".

> The "runas" service is running, and I'm typing the correct admin password

> etc. Furthermore I can get this to work no problems on another w2k

> machine.

> Has anyone got any suggestions as I'm baffled.

> Thanks in advance,

> Roger.



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[Sid Elbow]

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:



> T h i s t h r e a d a p p e a r s t o b e t h e v i c t i

> m o f s o m e n e w s g r o u p f i l t e r , w i t h s o m

> e ( o r p e r h a p s a l l ) r e s p o n s e s g e t t i n g

> c e n s o r e d . A d d i n g a f e w e x t r a s p a c e s

> b e t w e e n t h e l e t t e r s s h o u l d f i x t h e p

> r o b l e m . . .



If you're referring to your previous response in this thread, Pegasus, I

received it OK here. So the censorship may be more local to you.



I'm curious, has this been happening for long?

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"Sid Elbow" wrote in message

news:4b9cf651$0$11016$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:

>

>> T h i s t h r e a d a p p e a r s t o b e t h e v i c t i m

>> o f s o m e n e w s g r o u p f i l t e r , w i t h s o m e

>> ( o r p e r h a p s a l l ) r e s p o n s e s g e t t i n g c e n

>> s o r e d . A d d i n g a f e w e x t r a s p a c e s b e t w

>> e e n t h e l e t t e r s s h o u l d f i x t h e p r o b l e

>> m . . .

>

> If you're referring to your previous response in this thread, Pegasus, I

> received it OK here. So the censorship may be more local to you.

>

> I'm curious, has this been happening for long?



It happens on an off at regular intervals, and not just to me. I had it

under OE and it now happens under WLM. I tested the phenomenon for a while,

then gave up. There must be some algorithm in some spam filter that

intercepts certain messages.

 

[Sid Elbow]

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:



> It happens on an off at regular intervals, and not just to me. I had it

> under OE and it now happens under WLM. I tested the phenomenon for a

> while, then gave up. There must be some algorithm in some spam filter

> that intercepts certain messages.



Interesting. During the earlier thread we had about the batch file I had

a feeling that you hadn't read some parts of it ... perhaps this is what

was happening.

 

[roger_val]

Good morning Sid and Pegasus,

I don't know why, but I can see a "mirror" of this entire thread appear on

the pcreview website in the UK. It's as if I've been posting this question to

their newsgroup as well (but I assure you I haven't been... only here at

microsoft.public.win2000.general.)



And I'm still baffled by the problem I posted originally, and Pegasus, I've

read your suggestion. If you see my other post above, as I say there, I don't

think "guest" is the problem.



BTW, I've been "forced" to use the elevated "guest" account (with password),

because this computer is needed for several people to access their individual

email accounts with the company we work at. When they type in the web address

of the email server (or any web address) they need to type in a valid

username and password into Internet Explorer, and a company proxy server

somewhere grants that user access. In fact, to get to any other computer or

part of the network, they need a username and password aside from the "guest"

account. (I'm going to go right off topic here I fear... sorry.) If I use

"guest", Internet Explorer requests the username and password. If I use any

other "generic" name, IE doesn't ask, and the user simply gets denied. Ok, I

could have them log in to the computer using their actual usernames and

passwords, but that would involve me looking after several accounts instead

of one, and they'd all have to remember to change their passwords to keep in

sync (so to speak) with the proxy server... big PITA. So I went with guest.



But enough of that... have you any other ideas why runas works on one w2k

machine and not the other? Both within "guest" accounts, both with

restrictions (placed there remotely with poledit) but obviously I'm missing

something, and it's driving me nuts.



Thanks again for your help,

Roger.



"Sid Elbow" wrote:



> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:

>

> > It happens on an off at regular intervals, and not just to me. I had it

> > under OE and it now happens under WLM. I tested the phenomenon for a

> > while, then gave up. There must be some algorithm in some spam filter

> > that intercepts certain messages.

>

> Interesting. During the earlier thread we had about the batch file I had

> a feeling that you hadn't read some parts of it ... perhaps this is what

> was happening.

> .

>

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Sorry, I have to pass. Since I have never worked with the Guest account I

have nil experience.



What you see on the UK web page is not so much a mirror but part of a

systematic copying process that many sites engage in. They fill their pages

with threads pilfered from Microsoft newsgroups, to be used as honeypots in

order to bump up their hits which increases their advertising revenue.





"roger_val" wrote in message

news:F8BC84AC-DF4F-452A-BD30-89D8CF047E51@microsoft.com...

> Good morning Sid and Pegasus,

> I don't know why, but I can see a "mirror" of this entire thread appear on

> the pcreview website in the UK. It's as if I've been posting this question

> to

> their newsgroup as well (but I assure you I haven't been... only here at

> microsoft.public.win2000.general.)

>

> And I'm still baffled by the problem I posted originally, and Pegasus,

> I've

> read your suggestion. If you see my other post above, as I say there, I

> don't

> think "guest" is the problem.

>

> BTW, I've been "forced" to use the elevated "guest" account (with

> password),

> because this computer is needed for several people to access their

> individual

> email accounts with the company we work at. When they type in the web

> address

> of the email server (or any web address) they need to type in a valid

> username and password into Internet Explorer, and a company proxy server

> somewhere grants that user access. In fact, to get to any other computer

> or

> part of the network, they need a username and password aside from the

> "guest"

> account. (I'm going to go right off topic here I fear... sorry.) If I use

> "guest", Internet Explorer requests the username and password. If I use

> any

> other "generic" name, IE doesn't ask, and the user simply gets denied. Ok,

> I

> could have them log in to the computer using their actual usernames and

> passwords, but that would involve me looking after several accounts

> instead

> of one, and they'd all have to remember to change their passwords to keep

> in

> sync (so to speak) with the proxy server... big PITA. So I went with

> guest.

> But enough of that... have you any other ideas why runas works on one w2k

> machine and not the other? Both within "guest" accounts, both with

> restrictions (placed there remotely with poledit) but obviously I'm

> missing

> something, and it's driving me nuts.

>

> Thanks again for your help,

> Roger.

>

> "Sid Elbow" wrote:

>

>> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:

>>

>> > It happens on an off at regular intervals, and not just to me. I had it

>> > under OE and it now happens under WLM. I tested the phenomenon for a

>> > while, then gave up. There must be some algorithm in some spam filter

>> > that intercepts certain messages.

>>

>> Interesting. During the earlier thread we had about the batch file I had

>> a feeling that you hadn't read some parts of it ... perhaps this is what

>> was happening.

>> .

>>