> Because both LocalService and NetworkService have minimal privileges on the > local computer, while LocalSystem, admin, and guest have more extensive > privileges.
I'm unable to find documentation about any COM restrictions imposed on LocalService and NetworkService. Nonetheless, how can any such COM restrictions be avoided? For example, with CoInitializeSecurity(). On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Dahlstrom, Roger <rdahlst...@directedge.com> wrote: > Because both LocalService and NetworkService have minimal privileges on the > local computer, while LocalSystem, admin, and guest have more extensive > privileges. > > > > From: python-win32 > [mailto:python-win32-bounces+rdahlstrom=directedge....@python.org] On Behalf > Of Tore Klars > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:00 PM > To: python-win32@python.org > Subject: [python-win32] LocalService, COM > > > > I'm debugging a COM issue with pythoncom: a Python program is unable > communicate > > with VirtualBox over COM when run under the LocalService or NetworkService > > Windows accounts. The same program can communicate with VirtualBox without > issue > > under the LocalSystem, administrator, and Guest accounts. > > > > Under LocalService and NetworkService, this line > > > > win32com.client.Dispatch('VirtualBox.VirtualBox') > > > > raises > > > > com_error(-2147024891, 'Access is denied.', None, None) > > > > Why are the LocalService and NetworkService accounts unable to communicate > with > > VirtualBox over COM? > > > > Thank you. > > > ________________________________ > DISCLAIMER: > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this in error, > please immediately notify me and permanently delete the original and any > copy of any e-mail and any printout thereof. The sender therefore does not > accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message > which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Direct Edge may, at its > discretion, monitor and review the content of all e-mail communications. _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
