Makes sense. I thought about the 'per user' scenario shortly after I sent the email.
Thanks On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Phil Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Being picky, the elevated deferred custom actions in a per system install > run with the system account. If you have code that needs to do something on > behalf of the installing user (an example might be access/administer a > database or go to the network or a user profile mapped drive) the system > account can't do those things because it typically has no network or > database privilege and can't see network drives that belong to a user, not > the system. The installing user can have the rights to do these things. I'm > not saying that doing these things is always a good idea, but people do > need them sometimes. Plus an impersonated custom action can be elevated if > launched from an elevated process, and I suspect that some bundled installs > such as SQL use that capability. > > Phil Wilson > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Is there something in the logs that would indicate that an action is > being > > executed with/without this impersonate flag set? > > > > It is nice that we have the options, but why would I want Impersonate set > > to 'yes'? Isn't the whole point of deferred actions to run with system > > privileges? > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Blair Murri <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate in the Type column of the > > CustomAction > > >> table. > > >> > > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368069.aspx > > >> > > >> -Blair > > >> > > >> > Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 07:43:08 -0500 > > >> > From: [email protected] > > >> > To: [email protected] > > >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Deferred <CustomAction Impersonate="y/n" /> > > >> vs. elevation > > >> > > > >> > Thanks. > > >> > > > >> > What flag/option get set in Windows Installer tables when > @Impersonate > > >> is > > >> > set to 'no'? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Blair Murri <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > @Impersonate='yes' is the default, so you do need to "turn off > > >> > > impersonation" by explicitly saying "no". > > >> > > > > >> > > -Blair > > >> > > > > >> > > > Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:32:58 -0500 > > >> > > > From: [email protected] > > >> > > > To: [email protected] > > >> > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Deferred <CustomAction Impersonate="y/n" /> > > vs. > > >> > > elevation > > >> > > > > > >> > > > I have a deferred custom action that is failing **UNLESS** I > > launch > > >> the > > >> > > > install "Run as Administrator". Any ideas why this is > happening? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > <Package InstallerVersion="500" InstallPrivileges="elevated" > .../> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > <CustomAction Id="CustomInstall" Execute="deferred" > Return="check" > > >> > > > DllEntry="Install" BinaryKey="MyCustomActions" /> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > <Custom Action="CustomInstall" Before="InstallServices">NOT > > >> > > > Installed</Custom> > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Do I need to add the 'Impersonate="no"' attribute to make this > > work > > >> (is > > >> > > > _assume_ "yes" is the default)? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >From the logs... > > >> > > > > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:051]: Machine policy value > 'DisableMsi' > > >> is 1 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:051]: Machine policy value > > >> > > > 'AlwaysInstallElevated' is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:051]: User policy value > > >> 'AlwaysInstallElevated' > > >> > > > is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:051]: Running product > > >> > > > '{BACFF966-3CEF-4CD7-BE12-D8F6D89D2BE3}' with user privileges. > > >> DisableMsi > > >> > > > policy is set to or defaulted to 1. This is the client and the > > user > > >> does > > >> > > > not have full admin token. Evaulation is delayed until after > > >> credentials > > >> > > > provided. This install could still be blocked > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:067]: Note: 1: 2262 2: AdminProperties > > 3: > > >> > > > -2147287038 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:067]: Machine policy value > > >> > > > 'AlwaysInstallElevated' is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:067]: User policy value > > >> 'AlwaysInstallElevated' > > >> > > > is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (c) (D4:60) [19:24:20:067]: Running product > > >> > > > '{BACFF966-3CEF-4CD7-BE12-D8F6D89D2BE3}' with user privileges. > > >> DisableMsi > > >> > > > policy is set to or defaulted to 1. This is the client and the > > user > > >> does > > >> > > > not have full admin token. Evaulation is delayed until after > > >> credentials > > >> > > > provided. This install could still be blocked > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: MSI_LUA: Credential Request > return > > >> = 0x0 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: MSI_LUA: Elevated credential > > consent > > >> > > > provided. Install will run elevated > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: Note: 1: 2262 2: AdminProperties > > 3: > > >> > > > -2147287038 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: Machine policy value > > >> > > > 'AlwaysInstallElevated' is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: User policy value > > >> 'AlwaysInstallElevated' > > >> > > > is 0 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: Product installation will be > > >> elevated > > >> > > > because user provided elevated credentials and product is being > > >> installed > > >> > > > per-machine. > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:247]: Running product > > >> > > > '{BACFF966-3CEF-4CD7-BE12-D8F6D89D2BE3}' with elevated > privileges: > > >> > > Product > > >> > > > is assigned. > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:310]: MSI_LUA: Setting AdminUser > > property > > >> to 1 > > >> > > > because this is the client or the user has already permitted > > >> elevation > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:310]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding > AdminUser > > >> > > property. > > >> > > > Its value is '1'. > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:310]: MSI_LUA: Setting > > MsiRunningElevated > > >> > > > property to 1 because the install is already running elevated. > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:310]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding > > >> > > MsiRunningElevated > > >> > > > property. Its value is '1'. > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:24:310]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding > Privileged > > >> > > > property. Its value is '1'. > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > Action 19:24:25: CustomInstall. > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:25:261]: Executing op: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > CustomActionSchedule(Action=CustomInstall,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=Install,CustomActionData=CERTPROPERTY=*. > > >> > > > mydomain.net;) > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:88) [19:24:25:261]: Creating MSIHANDLE (51) of type > > >> 790536 > > >> > > for > > >> > > > thread 4488 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8:E8) [19:24:25:261]: Invoking remote custom action. > > DLL: > > >> > > > C:\Windows\Installer\MSIBD8F.tmp, Entrypoint: Install > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8!F4) [19:24:25:277]: Creating MSIHANDLE (52) of type > > >> 790531 > > >> > > for > > >> > > > thread 1268 > > >> > > > SFXCA: Extracting custom action to temporary directory: > > >> > > > C:\Users\SomeUser\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIBD8F.tmp-\ > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8!F4) [19:24:25:277]: Closing MSIHANDLE (52) of type > > >> 790531 for > > >> > > > thread 1268 > > >> > > > MSI (s) (D8!F4) [19:24:25:308]: Creating MSIHANDLE (53) of type > > >> 790531 > > >> > > for > > >> > > > thread 1268 > > >> > > > SFXCA: Binding to CLR version v4.0.30319 > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > 19:24:25.464--MSI.Install -- Exception > > >> > > System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception > > >> > > > (0x80004005): Binding failed, see log file for details > > >> > > > ... > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > -- > > >> > > > Tony > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. > > >> Most IT > > >> > > > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application > > >> performance > > >> > > > affects their revenue. 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