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From: "Chris January" <chris AT atomice DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: supplement cygwin_logon_user with CreateProcessWithLogonW?
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:25:41 +0100
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> > CreateProcessWithLogonW (as opposed to the LogonUser /
> CreateProcessAsUser)
> > combination. This is because CreateProcessWithLogonW utilises the RunAs
> > (2000)/SecondaryLogon (XP) service. Would it make sense to
> modify Cygwin so
> > this could be used in place of cygwin_logon_user if one so
> wished? If so,
> > I'll go about creating a patch.
>
> Hmm, how are you planning to do that?  Which application do you have in
> mind to use that functionality, su?
su was the main one.

>
> Oh, btw., do you have a pointer to MS documentation which talks about
> CreateProcessWithLogonW() utilizing RunAs?  I have not found a word of
> that in MSDN.  Just curious.
It's not documented - but Microsoft said this function used the RunAs
service when the RunAs pipe authentication vulnerability was discovered.
First hint: Function is in advapi32.lib, not kernel32.lib.
Second hint: No extra priveleges required.

There is also a CreateProcessWithTokenW available with .NET server.

Chris


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