Guest Chris Posted July 5, 2008 Posted July 5, 2008 We have an application that requires a unique environment variable to be set for each TS user, the only way I have found to set and keep the environment variable is to give the user administrator rights. I tried granting the user admin rights to create the environment variable and then remove the admin rights but it removes the variable and the application wont run. I have tried most of the standard permissions but can't find one that will allow the use of environment variables, except administrator. I would appreciate any information of how I can create permissions to use environment variable without giving the user admin rights. -- Regards Chris
Guest Patrick Rouse Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 RE: TS User Permissions for environment variables Are you trying to create user or system environment variables? System environment variables would require administrative rights, but user variables should not. We have this capability built into our product, and it doesn't require any elevated user permissions or rights. Can you explain exactly how you're trying to accomplish this? -- Patrick C. Rouse Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server SE, West Coast USA & Canada Quest Software, Provision Networks Division Virtual Client Solutions http://www.provisionnetworks.com "Chris" wrote: > We have an application that requires a unique environment variable to be set > for each TS user, the only way I have found to set and keep the environment > variable is to give the user administrator rights. > > I tried granting the user admin rights to create the environment variable > and then remove the admin rights but it removes the variable and the > application wont run. I have tried most of the standard permissions but > can't find one that will allow the use of environment variables, except > administrator. > > I would appreciate any information of how I can create permissions to use > environment variable without giving the user admin rights. > -- > Regards > Chris > > >
Guest Chris Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: TS User Permissions for environment variables Patrick, The variable has to be unique for each user, a user environment variable? We login to a TS session then right click on MY COMPUTER, PROPERTIES, ADVANCED, ENVIRONMENT VARIBLES and enter a new variable Terminal=XX. If we create this with only user permissions the next time the user logs in the variable is not there and they can't run the program. If I then grant then admin rights and they login again the environment variable is there and they can run the program. -- Regards Chris "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E4FB3827-3A2E-4DFD-A422-409B4EB664B6@microsoft.com... > Are you trying to create user or system environment variables? System > environment variables would require administrative rights, but user > variables > should not. We have this capability built into our product, and it > doesn't > require any elevated user permissions or rights. > > Can you explain exactly how you're trying to accomplish this? > > > -- > Patrick C. Rouse > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server > SE, West Coast USA & Canada > Quest Software, Provision Networks Division > Virtual Client Solutions > http://www.provisionnetworks.com > > > "Chris" wrote: > >> We have an application that requires a unique environment variable to be >> set >> for each TS user, the only way I have found to set and keep the >> environment >> variable is to give the user administrator rights. >> >> I tried granting the user admin rights to create the environment variable >> and then remove the admin rights but it removes the variable and the >> application wont run. I have tried most of the standard permissions but >> can't find one that will allow the use of environment variables, except >> administrator. >> >> I would appreciate any information of how I can create permissions to use >> environment variable without giving the user admin rights. >> -- >> Regards >> Chris >> >> >>
Guest Jeff Pitsch Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: TS User Permissions for environment variables If you look at that tab, you'll notice two areas. one is computer, one is user. If you are simply adding in a new variable, it is most likely being added as a computer variable. Make sure you are adding it in at the user level (the lower pane) and see what happens. As well, what sort of profiles are you using and are they being deleted at logoff or removed in a ny sch way. Jeff Pitsch Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services "Chris" <microtalk@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:OQwEQ4z3IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Patrick, > > The variable has to be unique for each user, a user environment variable? > We login to a TS session then right click on MY COMPUTER, PROPERTIES, > ADVANCED, ENVIRONMENT VARIBLES and enter a new variable Terminal=XX. If we > create this with only user permissions the next time the user logs in the > variable is not there and they can't run the program. If I then grant then > admin rights and they login again the environment variable is there and > they can run the program. > -- > Regards > Chris > > "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:E4FB3827-3A2E-4DFD-A422-409B4EB664B6@microsoft.com... >> Are you trying to create user or system environment variables? System >> environment variables would require administrative rights, but user >> variables >> should not. We have this capability built into our product, and it >> doesn't >> require any elevated user permissions or rights. >> >> Can you explain exactly how you're trying to accomplish this? >> >> >> -- >> Patrick C. Rouse >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server >> SE, West Coast USA & Canada >> Quest Software, Provision Networks Division >> Virtual Client Solutions >> http://www.provisionnetworks.com >> >> >> "Chris" wrote: >> >>> We have an application that requires a unique environment variable to be >>> set >>> for each TS user, the only way I have found to set and keep the >>> environment >>> variable is to give the user administrator rights. >>> >>> I tried granting the user admin rights to create the environment >>> variable >>> and then remove the admin rights but it removes the variable and the >>> application wont run. I have tried most of the standard permissions but >>> can't find one that will allow the use of environment variables, except >>> administrator. >>> >>> I would appreciate any information of how I can create permissions to >>> use >>> environment variable without giving the user admin rights. >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> > >
Guest Jeff Pitsch Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: TS User Permissions for environment variables I googled this (seems there was an easier way or utility but...). How to create a script to assign varibles: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_wsh_kmmj.mspx?mfr=true Jeff Pitsch Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services "Chris" <microtalk@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:OQwEQ4z3IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Patrick, > > The variable has to be unique for each user, a user environment variable? > We login to a TS session then right click on MY COMPUTER, PROPERTIES, > ADVANCED, ENVIRONMENT VARIBLES and enter a new variable Terminal=XX. If we > create this with only user permissions the next time the user logs in the > variable is not there and they can't run the program. If I then grant then > admin rights and they login again the environment variable is there and > they can run the program. > -- > Regards > Chris > > "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:E4FB3827-3A2E-4DFD-A422-409B4EB664B6@microsoft.com... >> Are you trying to create user or system environment variables? System >> environment variables would require administrative rights, but user >> variables >> should not. We have this capability built into our product, and it >> doesn't >> require any elevated user permissions or rights. >> >> Can you explain exactly how you're trying to accomplish this? >> >> >> -- >> Patrick C. Rouse >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server >> SE, West Coast USA & Canada >> Quest Software, Provision Networks Division >> Virtual Client Solutions >> http://www.provisionnetworks.com >> >> >> "Chris" wrote: >> >>> We have an application that requires a unique environment variable to be >>> set >>> for each TS user, the only way I have found to set and keep the >>> environment >>> variable is to give the user administrator rights. >>> >>> I tried granting the user admin rights to create the environment >>> variable >>> and then remove the admin rights but it removes the variable and the >>> application wont run. I have tried most of the standard permissions but >>> can't find one that will allow the use of environment variables, except >>> administrator. >>> >>> I would appreciate any information of how I can create permissions to >>> use >>> environment variable without giving the user admin rights. >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> > >
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