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From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko AT nexgo DOT de>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: how to determine if a shell is running as Administrator?
References: <slc6da9aq8g9e7h0aegafhfa86eahfd53p AT 4ax DOT com>	<20150205100349 DOT GS2635 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:08:29 +0100
In-Reply-To: <20150205100349.GS2635@calimero.vinschen.de> (Corinna Vinschen's	message of "Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:03:49 +0100")
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Corinna Vinschen writes:
>> 2. Parse the output of groups or id -G.  I can't find any reliable way to do
>> this.  For example on my host, when I start a shell with "Run as administrator",
>> the new group I get isn't 544 (Administrators).  It's 114 (Local account and
>> member of Administrators group).  Is that at all portable or reliable?
>
> Huh?  There is no such group in Windows.  Where does it come from?

Yes there is, at least on Windows 8.1N Core and Server 2012R2.  In fact
there are two new SID:

113 (Local account)
114 (Local account and member in Administrators group)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/secguide/archive/2014/09/02/blocking-remote-use-of-local-accounts.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980032.aspx


Regards,
Achim.
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