[python-win32] Re: Is there a Python win32 RunAs equivalent whereyoucan send a password?

[Christian Wyglendowski]

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Does this whole impersonation business work with os.system()? 
> What about the threading module? I'm not having any luck with it.
> 
> Per the cookbook site I got this to run:
> 
> 
> try:
>     a.logon()
>     print win32api.GetUserName()
>     os.system("notepad")
>     a.logoff()
> except:
>     print sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value
> 
> 
> the print win32api.GetUserName() prints the impersonated 
> user's name like I expect, but the notepad process is running 
> as _me_, not the impersonated user (@&$#^@$!!!). Am I doing 
> something wrong?
> 
> I briefly toyed with win32process.CreateProcessAsUser, but 
> that put me back at square one with the error about not 
> having a required privilege.
> 

You might want to have a look at this thread on Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=3e27
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Dwg

It sounds like this whole process (no pun intended) is a real pain.

Christian
http://www.dowski.com