[wix-users] UAC Admin permisions

[Ronny Eriksson]

Thank you, i'll test it.

Ronny Eriksson 

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Kaveesh Dashora
Sent: den 17 mars 2016 10:55
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] UAC Admin permisions

Hi Ronnie,

Apologies for delay, I got busy in some pre-occupations.

Below is the code which will help you in creating a Self-Elevating MSI

Step 1 Create a custom action in your MSI project, Say - [ElevateInstallerCA]

public static ActionResult ElevateInstaller(Session session) {
   WindowsPrincipal principal = new
WindowsPrincipal(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent());
   bool hasAdministrativeRight =
principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
   if (!hasAdministrativeRight)
   {
       try
       {
           ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
           processInfo.Verb = "runas";
   processInfo.FileName = "msiexec";
                    processInfo.Arguments = "/i \"" + session["OriginalDatabase"] + "\"";

           using (Process wrapperProcess = Process.Start(processInfo))
           {
               wrapperProcess.WaitForExit();
           }
           session["ElevatedFromCA"] = "1";
           return ActionResult.SkipRemainingActions;
       }
       catch
       {
           //Exit Gracefully, Probably the user canceled the UAC window
           return ActionResult.UserExit;
       }
   }
   else
   {
        return ActionResult.Success;
   }
}

In your wix project where you have defined your custom actions define this custom action:

<Binary Id="ElevateInstallerBin"
SourceFile="..\ElevateInstaller\bin\Release\ElevateInstallerCustomAction.CA.dll"
/>
<CustomAction Id="ElevateInstallerCA" BinaryKey="ElevateInstallerBin"
DllEntry="ElevateInstaller" Execute="immediate" Return="check" />

Change the InstallUISequence such that this custom action is run the first when the MSI begins execution

<InstallUISequence>
     <Custom Action="ElevateInstallerCA"
Before="FindRelatedProducts"></Custom>
</InstallUISequence>

Hope this helps,

Let me know if you have any questions on this.

Regards,
Kaveesh

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:46 PM, John Cooper <JoCooper at jackhenry.com> wrote:

> For my MBA, I'm working on a Named Pipe-based server-client with the 
> client elevated to run the IIS calls, serialize the data into JSON, 
> and feed it back to the server on the MBA.  Works pretty well, but 
> even this approach requires at least temporary R/W rights on the three 
> IIS config files or the API throws.
>
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>
>
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> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
> Behalf Of Rob Mensching
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:48 PM
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> To be very clear, IIS really messed up here. They are the first 
> Microsoft API I've hit where simple read requires elevation. I've 
> threatened a couple different invasive solutions to the problem but 
> never spent the cycles to implement any of them.
>
> tl;dr Interacting with IIS will have a subpar experience because to 
> IIS made a poor design decision.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ronny Eriksson
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:43 PM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] UAC Admin permisions
>
> Well to answer Kaveesh question, no i have not.
> But I would like to find a way to just find the Sites and AppPools in 
> the IIS without having to use the ServerManager object since you need 
> to be admin to do the connection.
> Unfortunaly, Phil, just retrieving data from that object requires Admin...
>
> So firstly I'm looking for another way to solve it.
> If not I might have to look in to doing something like u say.
>
> Ronny Eriksson
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