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List:       smartmontools-support
Subject:    Re: [smartmontools-support] SmartTools & Vista
From:       Christian Franke <Christian.Franke () t-online ! de>
Date:       2006-08-19 16:10:07
Message-ID: 44E737DF.4040805 () t-online ! de
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Thomas Barnes wrote:

> I have a beta copy of Vista, am trying to run SmartTools, and getting  
> "cannot open device \\PhysicalDrive0, Error=5"  Smartctl open  
> device:  /dev/hda failed:  Operation not permitted".   I am using the  
> same command I use on XP machines (smartctl -a /dev/hda).
>
> Has anyone started to use SmartTools with Vista that can help me get  
> around these obstacles?  Is there something in the Vista security  
> model that is locking me out from using the tools?  Is it just the  
> drive I happen to be using?
>   

On Vista, administrators have no longer administrator privileges after 
login.

One of the following should help:
- Run smartctl with build-in "Administrator" account, or
- mark smartctl.exe to run with full privileges.

See "Indicating a Program Always Runs with Full Administrator Privileges":
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/feat/uaprot.mspx#ECG

Thanks for any feedback.

Cheers,

Christian


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