Questions tagged [non-admin]
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How can I set user environmental variables (such as PATH) from a non-administrator account on Windows 7
How can I set user environmental variables (such as PATH) from a non-administrator account on Windows 7?
On Windows XP I could go into the Advanced Settings in the System Control panel. However, on ...
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Allow Non-Administrator Users to Access Windows 7 Home Premium Via Remote Desktop
We know that we can access Windows 7 Home Premium via Remote Desktop via some workarounds.
But now, after enabling Remote Desktop, I'd like to allow some users outside of the Administrators group to ...
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Unlock Bitlocked data drive as standard user on the command line
I have a Windows 10 Pro PC, no domain, I don't use BitLocker on the system drive but have encrypted some fixed data drives using BitLocker and a password (no TPM).
When I like to unlock these drives I ...
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Installing MySQL without root access
I am trying to install MySQL without root permissions. I ran through the following steps:
Download MySQL Community Server 5.5.8 Linux - Generic Compressed TAR Archive
Unpack it, for example to: /home/...
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Running without admin rights: As users, what can we do to get apps working (that demand admin rights)? [closed]
I was prompted to ask this because of following question: Why does the majority of people in the Windows world still appear to not get that working as admin is plain stupid?
We all know, deep down, ...
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Windows hosts file alternative without needing admin rights?
I was inspired by DNS66, an app available to Android, which used a fake DNS server that dropped outgoing DNS requests to certain hosts. This way, it didn't need to modify the /etc/hosts file, thus not ...
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Customize Windows keyboard layout [duplicate]
First a tiny bit of background: I customized my father's OS X keyboard layout to add him a few specific characters (specific to Polish) on his regular azerty layout. On OSX you can do this by ...
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How can I change my Windows desktop background without administrator rights?
How can I change my desktop wallpaper to something I prefer when I don't have administrator rights?
I'm using Windows 7.
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Is it possible to run TrueCrypt without administrative privileges?
I'm looking at FreeOTFE, I don't know if it's compatible with latest TrueCrypt. Upon starting, it immediately results in an error message:
FreeOTFEExplorer.exe has encountered a problem and needs to ...
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Impossible to login to Kali Linux with non-root user
I want to create a non-root user in Kali (with Xfce desktop environment) on my Raspberry Pi. I followed these instructions. The problem is that when I tried using adduser and useradd, the account was ...
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How to perform admin operation on non-admin user WSL distro?
I have a WSL distro installed on a non-admin Windows account.
Some WSL operations require privilege elevation (e.g. --mount --bare).
But the admin account can't see the non-admin user's distro.
This ...
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Disable Windows animations for a single user
With the System Performance Options, I can enable or disable Windows animations and animation sets among a host of other options. This method sets these options for the entire system and requires ...
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Is it possible to elevate the permission of a program in Windows without using "Run as Administrator"?
I have an MSI that needs to run with administrator permissions. This installer will do some admin stuff, and eventually put a shortcut on the user's desktop. When I set the installer to "Run as ...
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Loss of settings with Multiple Monitors configuration
At work, I'm using a Fujitsu Lifebook E series laptop, along with a HP ZR22w secondary screen, connected on DisplayPort. My OS is Windows XP, fully updated, but without Admin privileges
As soon as ...
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Install Winpcap on Windows XP without admin rights
Is there a way to install Winpcap on Windows XP without admin rights?
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Sniff my own Packets (non-Administrator)
Running in Windows (Windows 7), I'm trying to sniff my browser's requests.
I can install tools that sniff packets for all users, and require high permissions.
But, I would like to just run a tool to ...
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nagging samsung apps on rf511 notebook
I just bought a Samsung rf511 notebook. While I find it an excellent buy, I have one problem with it: many of the Samsung apps that come preinstalled nag me each time I boot up the computer and login; ...
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How does one get an admin account on windows 8, with both accounts as Standard?
Alright, So I kind of 'derped' and made myself Standered accidentally, and now my whole computer's screwed up. Every time I try to access something? I have the 'Yes' and 'No' options, but 'Yes' is ...
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How to configure non-admin account to install updates for Java, Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows 7?
How to configure non-admin users to allow them to install updates for Java and Adobe Acrobat Reader without needing for administrator password on Windows 7. Updates for Microsoft products install ...
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Install an ODBC driver on Windows without admin rights
Is it possible to install an ODBC driver on Windows 10 without admin rights?
I have SQLiteODBC driver, which is a single dll file. I want to be able to use it without touching any privileged areas. In ...
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right click menu modification non-admin
I'm not an admin, but I will like to customize the right click menu.
I searched the web, and fond quiet a few posts on how to change the registry in order to modify the menu - but all require changes ...
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How can I install .NET Framework without administrator privileges?
I'm on my Windows 7 computer and want to set up .NET Framework. However it's asking for an administrator password but I have no idea what it can be. I really need the .NET Framework. I hope there's a ...
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Run Flyff without elevating user to Admin or requiring Admin Password
Bottom Line:
I need to set up one game on my little sister's laptop to run without requiring an admin password/account. Its the only game that seems to insist on it... so far.
Detailed Version:
I ...
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Changing the IP of a network adapter without admin rights as the restricted user
I’m a member of a company where computers are lend to workers without admin rights. Due to my specific hiring situation, despite being part of an area where "we" don't require changing IP ...
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Installing / Updating Docker Desktop on Mac without admin
I have a Mac where I do not have admin rights. I have requested and received temporary admin rights on the machine to install Docker. I just recently read that if we can install any software in a ...
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Windows 7 hide *.lnk target
I'm attempting to have a program run with administrative privileges for regular users.(The actual software throws an error about needing the admin account, I can bypass windows through the registry). ...
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Installing Flash for Firefox on OSX without admin rights
I have installed a local copy of Firefox in my folder without admin rights. Is there a way to install Flash for it as well without admin rights? I have found instructions for Windows here and here.
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Java plug-in runs only for administrators in Firefox 8
I had Firefox 3.6 installed on a Windows XP with the Java plugin working fine. I then installed Firefox 8 and now the Java plug-in only works for users with admin privileges. The Add-Ons -> Plugins ...
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What are the differences between limited accounts and computer administrators in XP?
I'm looking for particular examples of what can and can't be done by a limited account rather than vague generalisations. For example, run batch files/scripts but what commands can't be used? What ...
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Windows 10 non admin install
I was at school today and saw something weird I wanted an explanation of how it works. So we can't install any programs on the school laptops, and someone at my school tried to install Roblox. I ...
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Install MSI package for non-admin users
we have requirement to create a MSI package to run on non-admin users machine.
i have created msi package using wixedit tool and works perfectly for Admin users and not for non-admin users.
is there ...
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Creating user account without admin or control panel
Simply put I need to create a basic user account on the computer without using control panel and without running any programs such as cmd with admin.
Thanks In Advance
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Best option for db installed in home dir? [closed]
My research group shares a server for which I do not have root access. I would like to install a database in my home directory to manage my results. What would the best option in terms of ease of ...
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Is there any way to run Google Chrome without installation on a Mac?
I tried to install Google Chrome on my Mac school computer last night.
After I downloaded the .dmg, I opened it like I do with any other .dmg to get around actually putting the application into the ...
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How to install vcruntime140.dll without admin rights?
I am starting to learn PHP, and installed php. The problem is that I need vcruntime140.dll to be able to run PHP. But it requires admin rights. Is there any way I can install it?
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Chocolatey upgrade all as non admin user
I install chocolatey and the programs I want to install with chocolatey on all my domain devices trough MDT. That works!
But I want to create a task that executes (as SYSTEM) the "choco upgrade all" ...
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Windows 10: Disabling in-app app installation
I have setup a non-admin account for my kids in Windows 10 and installed a game from Microsoft Store (To make it specific: Dragon Mania Legends, it is an online game and needs network connection). The ...
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Allow Non-Admins Permission to Manage Windows Firewall
I am attempting to setup a process for our support team (non-administrators) to have access to remotely enable or disable a group of Windows firewall rules.
I did the following to get to the point of ...
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I am getting "ln: /usr/local/bin/<Cask>: Permission denied" when trying to install some casks
I have installed Homebrew and Cask to my machine, and it has worked for some things. But I sometimes get an error saying
==> ln: /usr/local/bin/<Cask name>: Permission denied
Error: Command ...
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Run Network and Sharing center with rights of a different user
How do I change network adapter settings (i.e. change between DHCP and static IP address) while logged in as a non-administrator user, but with available credentials of an administrator user?
I have ...
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restart tomcat server as non-root
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Apache Tomcat/6.0.36
CentOS 2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64
Is it possible? I heard from someone that an older version of tomcat had a manager tool that allowed non-privileged users to restart the ...
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Compile and execute Awesome in a non-root environment
I want to install the Awesome window manager.
In the environment where I want to configure it I don't have root access. It's a shared environment for all the users in the Faculty I study in.
I am ...
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How can non-admin monitor GPFS i/o
Running on SuSE, I am one of several "uninitiated" users on a moderately sized cluster farm. I have my suspicions that something is not right with i/o to the mounted /home. How can I get some data on ...
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Any way to restrict *.exe files (e.g. software installers) to not ask for admin rights?
On my work PC, I can download and run *.exe files as long as they are not detected as malware. Portable program installations also run fine.
Some programs can even be installed normally without ...
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Behaviour of disabling "Allow non-administrators to receive notifications" GPO
As the title suggests, I'm trying to figure out the specific behaviour of the following GPO when disabled:
Administrative Templates > Windows
Components > Allow non-administrators
to receive ...
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Install Flash Player on Firefox w/o admin access?
Say, juys.
I'd really like a way to install Adobe Flash Player 10 (or latest version) on Firefox 3 without having admin access in a corporate environment. Because I'm a limited user, I can't do the ...
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How to enable/disable a LAN connetion as normal user in Windows 10
I have a Win10 workstation and I use a non-admin account for all normal operations.
I want my account to have the right to disable my VMnet1 and VMnet8 adapters because when up, my Wi-Fi becomes ...
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i want to stop service that is requare admin privileges [closed]
I want to stop some service in a non-admin account, but it requires admin rights, and I can't also open the cmd in admin mode because it needs the user name and password for admin, but I don't know ...
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Which namespaces of xattrs a non root user can set in android?
I know it isn’t possible to setsecurity.capabilitiesattributes without uid 0 or CAP_SETFCAP.
However I was unable to find a complete list of what namespaces of names are allowed or what are those ...
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Running as administrator apps block mouse clicks to regular app windows
I am having this weird issue, where if an application is executed as admin, the OS GUI of regular ran apps no longer accepts mouse events.
Also, it is not a case of one foreground "admin" ...
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