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Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:14:00 GMT

Can anybody tell me how to read a registry from other machine (the server)
in order to set there same variables instead of doing it in all the PC's ??
Thanks

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:22:39 GMT

Hi,

I'm sure there are ways of doing this, but it would involve bypassing the
system security.

I'm not sure that I would like my registry readable from other computers -
once the security was set so that was available, what's to stop a hacker
from doing the same thing?

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"Gustavo_Guidi" wrote in message
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Can anybody tell me how to read a registry from other machine (the server)
in order to set there same variables instead of doing it in all the PC's ??
Thanks

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:37:06 GMT

I understand what you say, but we work with 5 machines and if we have set
many parameters of the application we, use in the register
The problem is that when we decide to change a parameter, we have to change
it in all machines and if you forget to do it in one, when you join the DWGS
there are things that does not match, that's why we are trying to put the
parameters in one machine, the server, and make all to read this one, and
avoid forgeting to change them in any machine

Re: Registry read from other machine

dgorsman — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:47:22 GMT

5 computers? Thats nothing... that can be handled by registry files, or even exporting/importing profiles. The majority of settings shouldn't be changing all that often, either.

If you feel like automatiing it, design it so the computer looks for a read-only configuration file on the network on login or application start and processes the information there. Standard cfg format, custom ASCII, database, XML - there are any number of options for storing the "standard" settings. As a rule, though, if the system involves bypassing security options there *is* a better way.

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:36:00 GMT

Hi. Laurie is misinformed.

There is no need to 'bypass system security', because
when you use WMI to access a remote system (whether
it is the registry or any other resource), you must provide
credientals that identify you has having sufficient rights
to access the remote system resource.

IOW, you must provide credentials of an administrator
or other user that has the required rights to do it.

So, yes can do it using WMI.

Search Microsoft.com on these:

REMOTE REGISTRY WMI

and you will find plenty of information on this.

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"Gustavo_Guidi" wrote in message news:5691065@discussion.autodesk.com...
Can anybody tell me how to read a registry from other machine (the server)
in order to set there same variables instead of doing it in all the PC's ??
Thanks

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:21:46 GMT

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the clarification and extra information.

For the average user on a network, my 'general purpose' terminology applies,
as I would expect that the IT staff would not wish this user to have these
rights and, for them, logging in with administrative rights would be
'bypassing system security'

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Laurie Comerford
CADApps
www.cadapps.com.au
www.civil3Dtools.com

"Tony Tanzillo" wrote in message
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Hi. Laurie is misinformed.

There is no need to 'bypass system security', because
when you use WMI to access a remote system (whether
it is the registry or any other resource), you must provide
credientals that identify you has having sufficient rights
to access the remote system resource.

IOW, you must provide credentials of an administrator
or other user that has the required rights to do it.

So, yes can do it using WMI.

Search Microsoft.com on these:

REMOTE REGISTRY WMI

and you will find plenty of information on this.

--
http://www.caddzone.com

AcadXTabs: MDI Document Tabs for AutoCAD 2008
Supporting AutoCAD 2000 through 2008
http://www.acadxtabs.com

"Gustavo_Guidi" wrote in message
news:5691065@discussion.autodesk.com...
Can anybody tell me how to read a registry from other machine (the server)
in order to set there same variables instead of doing it in all the PC's ??
Thanks

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:09:31 GMT

"Laurie Comerford" wrote

>> For the average user on a network, my 'general purpose'
>> terminology applies, as I would expect that the IT staff
>> would not wish this user to have these rights and, for
>> them, logging in with administrative rights would be
>> 'bypassing system security'

Laurie - What is the point to posting here, if doing that
only serves to show that you don't have a clue?

The application provides the credentials, not the user.

If the application provides credentials with sufficient rights
to access the network resource, the application can access
the network resource, regardless of whether the user has
sufficient rights or not.

If the application provides no credentials, only then does
the user's rights determine if the resource can be accessed.

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Laurie Comerford
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www.civil3Dtools.com

"Tony Tanzillo" wrote in message
news:5694159@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi. Laurie is misinformed.

There is no need to 'bypass system security', because
when you use WMI to access a remote system (whether
it is the registry or any other resource), you must provide
credientals that identify you has having sufficient rights
to access the remote system resource.

IOW, you must provide credentials of an administrator
or other user that has the required rights to do it.

So, yes can do it using WMI.

Search Microsoft.com on these:

REMOTE REGISTRY WMI

and you will find plenty of information on this.

--
http://www.caddzone.com

AcadXTabs: MDI Document Tabs for AutoCAD 2008
Supporting AutoCAD 2000 through 2008
http://www.acadxtabs.com

"Gustavo_Guidi" wrote in message
news:5691065@discussion.autodesk.com...
Can anybody tell me how to read a registry from other machine (the server)
in order to set there same variables instead of doing it in all the PC's ??
Thanks

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:19:52 GMT

Hi Tony,

As always, if you can find an obscure interpretation of anything people on
your hate list say, you'll take the opportunity to abuse them.

Why don't you try and help users yourself instead of hanging round like a
bad smell looking for opportunity to distort the comments of others with
helpful intentions. And, if they make a factual error why not simply
provide a factual correction without the personal abuse.

I realise you've never made a mistake - I only have to ask you. Funnily
enough I've read your comments on the desirability of weekend programmers
tackling .NET and they reflect comments I made for which at the time you
found it necessary to embark on another of your tirades on my ignorance.

If I was an IT person concerned with security of my network, I would not
give a stuff about the actual mechanisms involved - I simply would see
access from a client computer to information on the server as unacceptable
except where that access had been reviewed as reasonable, and all I did was
draw the OPs attention to a need for this aspect to be considered.

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Laurie Comerford
CADApps
www.cadapps.com.au
www.civil3Dtools.com

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:08:44 GMT

Thank god your not an IT person.

Re: Registry read from other machine

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:37:01 GMT

>> Hi Tony,

>> As always, if you can find an obscure interpretation of
>> anything people on your hate list say, you'll take the
>> opportunity to abuse them.

Laurie - That's not an obscure interpretation, that's just
the usual spin tactics you resort to every time you are
shown to be in error. Every time that happens, you behave
like a child.

Secondly, you're confusing what you call my 'hate list',
with those having a level of technical competence that
rivals the average grade schooler, but who routinely
want to advise others on matters that are for the most
part, entirely over their head. Luckily, there aren't many
more like you here.

You have no good intentions, because whenever you
are shown to be in error, its perfectly clear from your
childish reaction that you would much rather leave the
receipient(s) of your bad advice misinformed, only to
save yourself from having to look bad.

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