[SCHEDULER-1630]  Provide "As Administrator" Protection
Type Enhancement
Priority Low
Severity Trivial
Component Dispatch Scheduler Engine
Fixed In Version [8.2] 8.2
Versions Affected [8.1] 8.1
Severity Closed
Resolution Complete
Reported By Bob Denny
Resources Bob Denny
Start Date 9/11/2018

Description 
Detect if launched elevated (as Administrator). SHow a rude popup then exit. Don't allow starting like this.

Comments
9/11/2018 8:12:35 PM   Bob Denny 

 

  SVN Comment
 

 

  Author
  rbdenny
 

 

  Repository
  svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/scheduler
 

 

  SVN Revision
  713
 

 

  Affected files
  /trunk/Scheduler/Scheduler.csproj (Modified)

 

 

  Check-in comment
  Oops the .csproj changed for inclusion of the new UacHelper class.
GEM:1630
9/11/2018 3:09:40 PM   Bob Denny 

 

  SVN Comment
 

 

  Author
  rbdenny
 

 

  Repository
  svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/scheduler
 

 

  SVN Revision
  709
 

 

  Affected files
  /trunk/Scheduler/Engine.cs (Modified)
/trunk/Scheduler/MainForm.cs (Modified)
/trunk/Scheduler/UacHelper.cs (Added)

 

 

  Check-in comment
  The previous method didn't work. It only detected running under the administrator account. Needed more work and Win32 calls. New class UacHelper. 
GEM:1630
9/11/2018 2:13:18 PM   Bob Denny 
Oops, the WindowsIdentity solution fails. Always "as admin".
9/11/2018 1:01:26 PM   Bob Denny 

 

  SVN Comment
 

 

  Author
  rbdenny
 

 

  Repository
  svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/scheduler
 

 

  SVN Revision
  708
 

 

  Affected files
  /trunk/Scheduler/MainForm.cs (Modified)

 

 

  Check-in comment
  Detect if launched elevated (as Administrator). SHow a rude popup then exit. Don't allow starting like this. 
GEM:1630