perl based windows "login" script

[seven.reeds]

Hi,

Windows has script hooks for user login/logout and system start/stop these are available through the gpedit tool. I have a perl script that I would like to run via these hooks. My windows admin is telling me some troubling things though.

My goals include:

• have the script live in non-User space, some directory owned by Admin that plain users can not otherwise reach
• have the script execute with the User's environment (profile)

On a Linux box I might put the script in /usr/local/sbin and let a sudo'ers file deal with the execution. Is there a Windows equiv to sudo?

My Windows admin is telling me that Windows will not let him run perl scripts as Administrator -- a la, right click the script name and select "Run as Administrator". He says the only way for this script to work is to have it in a place where ALL users can "see" it and execute it.

Since the script uses paths and passwords for things that regular users should not know I am very concerned.

Is there a way to protect the script while allowing it to be run by the masses?

Seven

[tobyink]

runas is roughly equivalent to sudo.

[VinsWorldcom]

As tobyink points out, 'runas' is the Windows command line equivalent to 'sudo', so have a look at that.

Also, I'm on Windows 7 x64 with Strawberry Perl 5.16.1. When I Shift-right-click on a .pl file, I can confirm I do NOT get a "Run as administrator" option. However, I DO get that option for .bat (Windows batch files). Strawberry Perl comes with 'pl2bat', so maybe give that a test drive.

NOTE: 'pl2bat' basically wraps the Perl script in a Windows batch file - it doesn't "convert" it.

[rpnoble419]

It is dated by may contain the information you need. http://www.amazon.com/Win32-Perl-Programming-Standard-Extensions/dp/157870216X

I found it very helpful when I needed to do these tasks....