Administrator Tip: Further alternatives to using RUNAS

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April 07, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By: Free Trial Offer: Better performance, response time and control with TScale TNT Software's ELM Enterprise Manager IN THIS ISSUE: Further alternatives to using RUNAS Did Microsoft make the grade? Using BOOTCFG to change boot parameters Get organized with Outlook 2003's search folders Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz Are your terminal servers operating at peak performance? Or do users suffer from system sluggishness and poor response time due to CPU spikes, runaway (rogue) applications and un-optimized applications? Gain control with TScale for better response times and increased capacity! Click here for your free 30-day trial! Further alternatives to using RUNAS [Serdar Yegulalp] In an earlier tip I wrote about the RUNAS command, which lets a user run a program in the context of another user. RUNAS has several limitations, not the least of which is there is no elegant way to pass a username and password to the program without actually typing it in. This makes it almost worthless for applications that need to run in a protected context without the user knowing the password. I mentioned some possible workarounds, but since then a few people have come up with other solutions to the problem. MORE INFO: Browse more answers by Serdar Yegulalp Did Microsoft make the grade? [SearchWin2000.com editors] Did Redmond finally get trustworthy computing right with the release of Windows Server 2003? Has Redmond addressed your security concerns over the past 12 months? Is your company looking more seriously at Linux as a competitor to Windows on the server? Take this 10-minute survey and help SearchWin2000.com editors prepare Microsoft's report card for 2004. Using BOOTCFG to change boot parameters [Serdar Yegulalp] BOOTCFG is a command-line utility for examining and modifying a Windows 2000/XP/2003 system's BOOT.INI file. Making changes to the various entries is done through the use of command-line switches. Read about the various options available with this utility in this tip. Get organized with Outlook 2003's search folders [Brien M. Posey] Old messages cluttering up your inbox? With the new search folders feature in Outlook 2003, finding that important e-mail is a breeze. TOPICS: Bernie's Books: 'WS 2003 -- A Beginner's Guide' Windows Server 2003: A Beginner's Guide gives novices just enough information to get themselves in trouble, writes reviewer Bernie Klinder. Download: Be Proactive with Real-Time Monitoring! There are two ways to manage your critical systems: Reactive and Proactive. ELM Enterprise Manager supports the latter. Download your FREE eval copy NOW and experience the time saving and performance increases real-time monitoring will provide you. Click here to download. WHITE PAPERS: Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz You probably know about our chapter download program, where we offer a new, exciting book excerpt every week. Now you also have a chance to compete for a copy of the featured book! We challenge you to test your performance tuning skills by taking our new Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz. Share the results with us and maybe you will win a copy of "IIS 6 Administration" by Mitch Tulloch. TOPICS: Submit your True IT Blooper and win a hat! We've all had our Homer Simpson-like "D'oh!" moments at work. Share your best stories with us and walk away a winner! The authors of the five most hilarious IT Bloopers sent in between now and April 30 will receive a cool TechTarget hat. You can be anonymous if you wish, just make sure to send us your story -- we want to hear it! Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Active Directory Tip Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Administrator Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-120&ad=479870 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494