Re: Re: Re: Is it possible to have a script run under one account and open a file using another?

I'm having trouble switching the anonymous account to a domain level account because I think my Win2K machine is not able to make sense of the Active Directory that has replaced the old NT user login account lists.

Again, forgive me any inaccuarcies, as it's been a long, long time since I've done Windows sysadmin work, but Win2K and Active Directory should be completely compatible (well, as compatible as windows anything gets).

Do you have an AD server?
Are you able to log in as a dmomain admin on your web servers?
are your servers members of the domain?

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Is it possible to have a script run under one account and open a file using another? by rzward (Monk) on Jul 30, 2003 at 02:52 UTC
Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have an AD server and I'm able to log in to all machines using a domain administrator account. All servers are members of the domain as well. I think the incompatibility between my Win2K development machine and the Win2K AD server have to do with some messed up configuration on my Win2K development machine. The Win2K development machine needs to have its operating system reinstalled anyway for various reasons. In any case, I am able to have my script file update text files on other machines as long as I switch the account under which the script file runs to an account that either has access on the domain or is duplicated on each machine. By duplicated I mean having exactly the same local username/password login accounts on each machine. I now think it's best not to try to mess around with the IUSR_MACHINE Internet Guest Account but to instead create a new account just for this purpose. I was originally hoping to have the script file impersonate another user login account for the purpose of updating the text file but given the other replies on this thread I'm now thinking that may cause more trouble. Thanks again. Richard	[reply]

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by rzward (Monk) on Jul 30, 2003 at 02:52 UTC

Yes, I have an AD server and I'm able to log in to all machines using a domain administrator account. All servers are members of the domain as well.

I think the incompatibility between my Win2K development machine and the Win2K AD server have to do with some messed up configuration on my Win2K development machine. The Win2K development machine needs to have its operating system reinstalled anyway for various reasons.

In any case, I am able to have my script file update text files on other machines as long as I switch the account under which the script file runs to an account that either has access on the domain or is duplicated on each machine. By duplicated I mean having exactly the same local username/password login accounts on each machine. I now think it's best not to try to mess around with the IUSR_MACHINE Internet Guest Account but to instead create a new account just for this purpose.

I was originally hoping to have the script file impersonate another user login account for the purpose of updating the text file but given the other replies on this thread I'm now thinking that may cause more trouble.

Thanks again.

Richard

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