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not sure how one can get really granular in allowing certain java apps to run

without having to fully turn off UAC.

 

after an auto update of java my users cannot run a certain java app now

without turning off UAC for the user. i can see the java app in the terminal

debug window and the problem being perm/access.

 

so how does one in Vista allow certain apps under this security policy

without turning off UAC for the user?

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"wb" <wb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A465F076-C200-4E55-9417-5192B49DFAAB@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> not sure how one can get really granular in allowing certain java apps to

> run

> without having to fully turn off UAC.

>

> after an auto update of java my users cannot run a certain java app now

> without turning off UAC for the user. i can see the java app in the

> terminal

> debug window and the problem being perm/access.

>

> so how does one in Vista allow certain apps under this security policy

> without turning off UAC for the user?</span>

Try asking other Sun Java users:

http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=32 . Maybe the Java application has

to be modified.

Guest Sam Hobbs
Posted

There is a platform SDK security newsgroup. If they don't help it is likely

because the question is easily answered by reading the documentation. So

read the documentation if possible and if you don't get help there, ask in

the programmer's security newsgroup. In this newsgroup (the one this thread

is in) and this question, you are more likely to get sarcasm than answers.

 

Your program should check for errors whenever there is a possibility of

errors. Probably if you are thorough enough in checking errors, you would

have an idea of what the problem is. Security people will say that instead

of attempting to provide more privileges for the program, you must eliminate

the need for more privileges unless the requirements of your application

needs the additional privileges. Security programmers will insist that you

determine why the program requires Administrator privileges or whatever, so

unless I misunderstand what you are saying you should do something to

diagnose the problem instead of concluding you must allow the program to do

whatever it decides to do.

 

What if your program got infected by malware? It would not be your fault

except your customers will likely blame you anyway for allowing the malware

to do it's thing. Even if that is not the case now, it is the type of thing

that can happen by solving problems by guessing.

 

If you are thinking that you can't diagnose the problem because the error

exists only in other systems but not in your system, then you need to learn

about debugging and diagnosis; you are not the first to be in that

situation.

 

 

"wb" <wb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A465F076-C200-4E55-9417-5192B49DFAAB@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

> not sure how one can get really granular in allowing certain java apps to

> run

> without having to fully turn off UAC.

>

> after an auto update of java my users cannot run a certain java app now

> without turning off UAC for the user. i can see the java app in the

> terminal

> debug window and the problem being perm/access.

>

> so how does one in Vista allow certain apps under this security policy

> without turning off UAC for the user?</span>

  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

I believe this is a profile issue (possibly something under HKCU). I'd

recommend trying to create a new Windows profile for the users.

 

"wb" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> not sure how one can get really granular in allowing certain java apps to run

> without having to fully turn off UAC.

>

> after an auto update of java my users cannot run a certain java app now

> without turning off UAC for the user. i can see the java app in the terminal

> debug window and the problem being perm/access.

>

> so how does one in Vista allow certain apps under this security policy

> without turning off UAC for the user?

>

>

> </span>

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