Jira (PUP-8395) Exec Parity for Windows

[Geoff Williams (JIRA)]

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Geoff Williams commented on PUP-8395   Re: Exec Parity for Windows Correct me if I'm wrong but in my quick look at this the ruby linked code doesn't look like it actually does anything to control the ID running the installer: if FEATURE_RESERVED_SWITCHES.include? k warn("Reserved switch [#{k}] found for `install_switches`, please know the provided value may be overridden by some command line arguments") end see: https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-sqlserver/blob/master/lib/puppet/provider/sqlserver_features/mssql.rb#L96 This would just print a warning that some options may be ignored (or they may not...) - because it depends on the ID who owns the Puppet process. The above options then get written to a configuration file which is fed to the SQL installer and it is that, not puppet, which performs the ID change. Writing a custom ruby provider while fun, is not a means that can be leveraged to change users if puppet is not being run as a user who is able to switch IDs according to Windows. I did build some PowerShell to allow an ID switch as a proof-of-concept: https://gist.github.com/GeoffWilliams/e8f64a8d01f3c8611e5ef06d5989f4d5 but this will only work if executed as a suitable user. Add Comment   This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.0.2#70111-sha1:88534db) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.