Using AutoIT to call a BAT file as an admin - (Moved)

[signalcc]

I have been doing nothing but reading and trying to figure this out.  It appeared that AutoIT may be my answer, but I'm not sure as I have tried to work it and am not getting far.  Here is my issue.

I have about 140 Laptops/Tablets in the field.  Many of them have not connected to the corporate network in quite some time. I have the install of our Management Software in a ZIP that is accessible from our corporate website. The issue I have is our users do not have Local Admin rights.  In looking at the setup.bat file it requires it to be run as an admin.  I need a way to get the BAT file to run itself as admin without a UN/PW prompt (I can provide that info for the script) or a separate BAT file that will set the Admin Elevation and then call the Setup file.  Is there any way to do this? 

 

I have tried the following items

 

 

installAdmin()

Func installAdmin()
    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "xxxxx"
    Local $sPassword = "xxx"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\ASD4VM\Download\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "Inst_with_Privileges.bat"

    RunAsWait($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
EndFunc   ;==>Example

This compiles and I run it with no result at all, it does nothing, but it also doesn't error.  It just does nothing

So then I tired the same script with a different folder path C:\directsetup\sertup.bat and the same thing, no result at all and no error in AutoIT

Then i found someone say to remove the "" so I did that, still nothing. 

Then I found and tried this.  It just errors on not finding WSSCRIPT

               Set WshShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

               strCmd="\\server\application.exe"

               strUser="domain\admin"

               strPass="Password"

               set WshShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

               WshShell.Run "runas.exe" & " /u:" & strUser & " " & strCmd

               WScript.Sleep 1000

              WshShell.Sendkeys strPass & "~"

Then I tried to uses this code I found. But all it does is error saying it can't parse the file. 

              cd c:\directsetup\
              strCmd=setup.bat

              strUser="bandi\BNIadmin"

              strPass="BNI@dmin"

              runaswait($strUser, $strDomain, $strPass, 0, $strCmd)

 

I just need to be able to have an EXE that can run as is, then call the >BAT file running as admin to install the Monitoring Agent.  

 

Thanks so much for any assistance!!!

[Jos]

Moved to the appropriate forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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[Nine]

1 hour ago, signalcc said:

This compiles and I run it with no result at all, it does nothing, but it also doesn't error.

How do you know there is no error, you do not have any code to check for error.  Put that after the runaswait (...)

Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (....)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf

 

[signalcc]

5 minutes ago, Nine said:

How do you know there is no error, you do not have any code to check for error.  Put that after the runaswait (...)

Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (....)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf

 

Result is,

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\directsetup\NewRun.au3"    
C:\directsetup\NewRun.au3 (11) : ==> Badly formated variable or macro.: 
Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (....) 
Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (^ ERROR
>Exit code: 1    Time: 0.2974

 

Maybe I put it in the wrong place?

installAdmin()

Func installAdmin()
    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "xxxxx"
    Local $sPassword = "xxx"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\ASD4VM\Download\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "Inst_with_Privileges.bat"

    RunAsWait($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
    Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (....)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

 

[Nine]

replace the dots by your actual code.

Add those includes at the begining of your script :

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

 

Edited January 8, 2019 by Nine

[signalcc]

10 minutes ago, Nine said:

replace the dots by your actual code.

Ok so I spent a few on this, but a coder I am not.  This is what I tried

Local $iReturn = RunAsWait (
Func
    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "xxxx"
    Local $sPassword = "xxxx"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\directsetup"
    Local $sFiletoRun = setup.bat

    RunAsWait($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
EndFunc
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf

Result is 

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:\directsetup\RunFirst.au3"    
"C:\directsetup\RunFirst.au3" (2) : ==> Badly formatted "Func" statement.:
Func

>Exit code: 1    Time: 0.2974

 

Thank you so much for trying to help me.  i really appreciate it.

[Dana]

Why are you using a function for a few simple lines of code?  Try this:

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
Local $sUserName = "xxxx"
Local $sPassword = "xxxx"
Local $sDirectory = "C:\directsetup"
Local $sFiletoRun = setup.bat

$iReturn = RunAsWait($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
If @error Then
    Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
Else
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
EndIf

[Nine]

there is a missing \ at the end of the directory, modify to

7 minutes ago, Dana said:

Local $sDirectory = "C:\directsetup\"

 

[signalcc]

18 minutes ago, Dana said:

Why are you using a function for a few simple lines of code?  Try this:

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
Local $sUserName = "xxxx"
Local $sPassword = "xxxx"
Local $sDirectory = "C:\directsetup"
Local $sFiletoRun = setup.bat

$iReturn = RunAsWait($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
If @error Then
    Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
Else
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
EndIf

Holy god are you guys amazing!!!! I used #nine "\" and I had to add the same in front of the file name on the next line to get it to work.  

Now, I have admin rights, so i have to see if it is working on a non admin machine.  I'll be in touch but thank you so much to both of you for all of your help!!!

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "xxxxx"
    Local $sPassword = "xxxx"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\%username%\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "\setup.bat"

    $iReturn = RunAsWait ($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf

 

[signalcc]

Ok so it works on my PC.  Once I extract the ZIP file to a user PC that does not have admin rights and I run the script created about I get an error

"Batch file has not run, the system cannot find the file specified"

When I click ok on that it then runs the file, but then I get an alert that I do not have the proper permissions and I need to run the file as "Run as Administrator"

So really, the script didn't do anything I was hoping for.  

Did I just go about this the wrong way? 

Here is the BAT file.  Maybe that will help? We need the users to select Option 2.  This will install the agent for us. Again, these PC's are all over the country and not connected locally tot he domain.

expandcollapse popup

@ECHO OFF
cls
@setlocal enableextensions
@cd /d "%~dp0"
:README
    ECHO.
    ECHO ******************************************************************************
    ECHO.
    ECHO        ManageEngine Desktop Central Remote Office Setup Wizard
    ECHO.
    ECHO This script will install the Desktop Central agent in this computer and in the computers specified in the computernames.txt.You should have logged in as an administrator to install the Agent.
    ECHO.
    ECHO ******************************************************************************
    ECHO.
    ECHO.
    ECHO  1  - Install WAN Agent to client computers
    ECHO.
    ECHO  2  - Install WAN Agent in this computer
    ECHO.  
    ECHO  3  - Exit
    ECHO.
    :GETINPUT
    set INPUT=
    set /P INPUT=Enter the option: %=%
    IF "%INPUT%" == "1" GOTO INSTALLWANAGENT
    IF "%INPUT%" == "2" GOTO INSTALLAGENT
    IF "%INPUT%" == "3" GOTO :EOF
    IF "%INPUT%" == "q" GOTO :EOF
    if "%INPUT%"=="" GOTO README    
        
GOTO INVALID

:INSTALLAGENT
    
    start /wait msiexec /i DesktopCentralAgent.msi TRANSFORMS="DesktopCentralAgent.mst" ENABLESILENT=yes REBOOT=ReallySuppress INSTALLSOURCE=Manual /lv Agentinstalllog.txt 
    
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO AGENTINSTALLSUCCESS
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "3010" GOTO AGENTINSTALLSUCCESS
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "1603" GOTO AGENTINSTALLFAIL_FATAL
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "1612" GOTO AGENTINSTALLFAIL_FATAL
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "1619" GOTO AGENTINSTALLFAIL_UNZIP
    
GOTO AGENTINSTALLFAIL

:INSTALLWANAGENT
    
    ECHO.
    ECHO Please make sure you have logged in as admin user in this computer
    ECHO.
    start /B /wait dcremagentinstaller.exe "dssetup" "dc"
    IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "9059" GOTO AGENTINSTALLFAIL_UNZIP
GOTO SEELOGS

 :AGENTINSTALLFAIL_FATAL
 set ERROR=%ERRORLEVEL%
 ECHO.
 ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Msg %username% /TIME:0 /V /W "Please run setup.bat in 'Run as administrator' mode."
 ECHO.
 ECHO DesktopCentral Agent installation failed. ErrorCode: %ERROR%"
 net helpmsg %ERROR%
 ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GOTO ENDFILE
 
 :AGENTINSTALLFAIL_UNZIP
 set ERROR=%ERRORLEVEL%
 ECHO.
 ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Msg %username% /TIME:0 /V /W "Please Un-Zip/ Extract the contents and try running setup.bat." 
 ECHO DesktopCentral Agent installation failed. ErrorCode: %ERROR%"
 net helpmsg %ERROR%
 ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 GOTO ENDFILE


:AGENTINSTALLSUCCESS
ECHO.
ECHO DesktopCentral Agent installed successfully.
ECHO.
GOTO ENDFILE

:AGENTINSTALLFAIL
ECHO.
ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ECHO DesktopCentral Agent installation failed. ErrorCode: %ERRORLEVEL%
net helpmsg %ERRORLEVEL%
ECHO -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOTO ENDFILE

:INVALID
Msg %username% /TIME:0 /V /W "Please enter the valid option."
ECHO.
GOTO GETINPUT

:SEELOGS
ECHO.
ECHO See the logs.txt to verify the status of the installation of the WAN Agents.
GOTO ENDFILE

:ENDFILE
ECHO.
PAUSE

 

[Nine]

50 minutes ago, signalcc said:

Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\%username%\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"    

Local $sFiletoRun = "\setup.bat"

There is 2 successive \\.  Remove the \ in front of setup.bat

[signalcc]

1 minute ago, Nine said:

There is 2 successive \\.  Remove the \ in front of setup.bat

Ok, that may remove the missing file error, but it is still not doing the run as admin part.  It seems to run the Setup.bat as an admin, I guess I need to have the BAT file do a runas /administrator for it to run the MSI properly?

[Nine]

Put #RequireAdmin as the very first line of the script

[signalcc]

1 minute ago, Nine said:

Put #RequireAdmin as the very first line of the script

On the AU3 script or the setup.bat file?

[Nine]

script

[signalcc]

ok so I removed the "\" as suggest and it failed with 

"Cannot find the file specified"

So I put it back on that "setup.bat" and removed it from the "directsetup"

Same error

So I put it back on the "directsetup" again and same issue

"Cannot find the file specified"

 

Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\%username%\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "\setup.bat"
    
     Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\%username%\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "setup.bat"
    
     Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\%username%\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "\setup.bat"

All three ways give the same error now. 

 

Thank you so much, again, for all of your help

[Nine]

%username%  do not work in script, it is dos.  replace with 

@UserName

 

Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\" & @Username & "\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
 Local $sFiletoRun = "setup.bat"

 

Edited January 8, 2019 by Nine

[signalcc]

6 minutes ago, Nine said:

%username%  do not work in script, it is dos.  replace with 

@UserName

 

Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\" & @Username & "\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
 Local $sFiletoRun = "setup.bat"

 

Same problem  System cannot find the file specified

 

#RequireAdmin
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "administrator"
    Local $sPassword = "****"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\@UserName\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "setup.bat"

    $iReturn = RunAsWait ($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf

 

[signalcc]

Hang on I see the problem

[signalcc]

Or maybe I don't

I realized I was missing the "\" at the end of "directsetup" so I fixed that, but the same issue.  Cannot find the file specified

#RequireAdmin
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIError.au3>

    ; Change the username and password to the appropriate values for your system.
    Local $sUserName = "administrator"
    Local $sPassword = "***"
    Local $sDirectory = "C:\users\@UserName\Downloads\FortMyers\FortMyers\directsetup\"
    Local $sFiletoRun = "setup.bat"

    $iReturn = RunAsWait ($sUserName, @ComputerName, $sPassword, 0, $sDirectory & $sFiletoRun)
    If @error Then
        Local $sLastError = _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL + $MB_ICONERROR, "Error", "Batch file has not Run :" & @CRLF & @CRLF & $sLastError)
    Else
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "The return code from runaswait was: " & $iReturn)
    EndIf