It took me several weeks of searching before I found this and it surprised me that no one had posted something similar so here it is.
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Runas Replacement
RUNAS in Windows 2000 is nice, but not very script friendly. Unlike SU from the NT Resource Kit, you can't pass a password. Here is an alternative.
You can use the following script to execute a command via RUNAS. You might find this helpful for yourself, or run it from a batch file (although the password will be in clear text). Another alternative is to hardcode the command, username and password in the script, then use the Script Encoder (download from http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting) to encode it. You run the script the same way, the file will just have a different extension: cscript vbrunas.vbe. Then if you have repeatable admin tasks you or your users, just execute the script.
'Start of Script 'VBRUNAS.VBS 'v1.2 March 2001 'Jeffery Hicks 'jhicks@quilogy.comhttp://www.quilogy.com 'USAGE: cscript|wscript VBRUNAS.VBS Username Password Command 'DESC: A RUNAS replacement to take password at a command prompt. 'NOTES: This is meant to be used for local access. If you want to run a command 'across the network as another user, you must add the /NETONLY switch to the RUNAS 'command.
' ********************************************************************************* ' * THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED AS IS AND MAY BE FREELY MODIFIED OR ALTERED AS * ' * NECESSARY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS. THE AUTHOR MAKES NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES, * ' * EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OF ANY OTHER KIND TO THIS CODE OR ANY USER MODIFICATIONS. * ' * DO NOT USE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED IN A SECURED LAB * ' * ENVIRONMENT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. * ' *********************************************************************************
On Error Resume Next dim WshShell,oArgs,FSO
set oArgs=wscript.Arguments
if InStr(oArgs(0),"?")<>0 then wscript.echo VBCRLF & "? HELP ?" & VBCRLF Usage end if
if oArgs.Count <3 then wscript.echo VBCRLF & "! Usage Error !" & VBCRLF Usage end if
set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") set WshEnv = WshShell.Environment("Process") WinPath = WshEnv("SystemRoot")&"\System32\runas.exe" set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
if FSO.FileExists(winpath) then 'wscript.echo winpath & " " & "verified" else wscript.echo "!! ERROR !!" & VBCRLF & "Can't find or verify " & winpath &"." & VBCRLF & "You must be running Windows 2000 for this script to work." set WshShell=Nothing set WshEnv=Nothing set oArgs=Nothing set FSO=Nothing wscript.quit end if
rc=WshShell.Run("runas /user:" & sUser & " " & CHR(34) & sCmd & CHR(34), 2, FALSE) Wscript.Sleep 30 'need to give time for window to open. WshShell.AppActivate(WinPath) 'make sure we grab the right window to send password to WshShell.SendKeys sPass 'send the password to the waiting window.
set WshShell=Nothing set oArgs=Nothing set WshEnv=Nothing set FSO=Nothing
wscript.quit
'************************ '* Usage Subroutine * '************************ Sub Usage() On Error Resume Next msg="Usage: cscript|wscript vbrunas.vbs Username Password Command" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF & "You should use the full path where necessary and put long file names or commands" & VBCRLF & "with parameters in quotes" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF &"For example:" & VBCRLF &" cscript vbrunas.vbs quilogy\jhicks luckydog e:\scripts\admin.vbs" & VBCRLF & VBCRLF &" cscript vbrunas.vbs quilogy\jhicks luckydog " & CHR(34) &"e:\program files\scripts\admin.vbs 1stParameter 2ndParameter" & CHR(34)& VBCRLF & VBCRLF & VBCLRF & "cscript vbrunas.vbs /?|-? will display this message."
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