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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator
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 RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 29, '04, 10:30:12 PM
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markfunk
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Actually, it doesn' t look like its restricted to OEM installs.
It seems that all standalone XP workstations behave this way by default (the Administrator account is not visible).
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 30, '04, 8:36:29 AM
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steveh
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Could be OEM or could be cuz most the OEM' s are pre-sp1' ed.
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 30, '04, 11:04:46 AM
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peach
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FYI,
Not OEM at all nor is it anything to do with SP1 or SP2, it is related to standalone workstations standard install. Although the id 197108 for Administrator is Created and appears to be there, even after setting the dword for Administrator that just alows the account to be seen. The Administrator account will still need to have a password setup which was the real crux of the issue since that password could not be created until the account was visable. Once the password is set then the dword type parameter can be set back to 0 so that it is hidden again and everything works fine. This also works quite well for adding other accounts that you want available on Windows when mapping to unix users without them having full accounts on the windows side of things (i.e. create the users then add them as dword entries in the registry to hide them).
So in summary the solution was:
1. Using regedit either add the dword or create a file to import the setting (this makes the Administrator account visable).
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]
" Administrator" =dword:00000001
2. Set a password for the account.
3. Optionally set the dword:00000000 to hide the account again.
4. su - (using password set in step 2)
5. pkg_add .... and all works fine
Later, Peach
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 30, '04, 12:02:54 PM
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steveh
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If thats the case just use:
net user Administrator <newpassword>
or Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Managment -> Local Users and Groups
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 30, '04, 12:37:29 PM
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peach
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I understand, there are many ways to solve the problem once the issue was known ... I just listed the one I used since I was already there while researching the problem...
Later, Peach
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Jan. 30, '04, 12:39:51 PM
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steveh
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Indeed an very well done for doing so. Ur a *. Was just letting peeps no the easy way :D
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Feb. 4, '04, 7:35:05 PM
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dtrucken
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Can someone add the " net user Administrator <newpasswd>" trick to the downloads page, and/or into the text that is part of the " bootstrap" instructions? I had to read through this whole thread to find this one magic command.
Thanks in advance!
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Sep. 7, '04, 1:38:23 PM
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Rodney
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This posting is many months later. A lot of people are referencing
this post. So just a message to close things off.
The installer allows for members of the Administrators group to do the
installs in addition to the Administrator. There have been other improvments
too (such as being faster). So always try and use the most recent version.
There is a web page with info on the installer at:
http://www.interopsystems.com/tools/pkg_install.htm
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RE: pkg_add: not running as administrator - Oct. 1, '04, 4:02:13 AM
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magus1011
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Um...
I know I'm new here and this is an old issue, but ...
The simplest way to logon to WinXP Pro as Administrator is to press the escape key -usually twice- when the pretty logon screen shows up. That action will take you to a text based logon where you can specify the user as "Administrator" -case doesn't matter- and type your password where case _does_ matter.
Just my $0.02 in the hopes of being helpful.
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Magus
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