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pythonuac
user1845265
user1845265

Reputation: 21

Requesting UAC elevation in a python script

I need my python script to have elevated UAC privileges. I have tried again and again and can NOT figure it out.

This is my code right now:

from win32com.shell.shell import ShellExecuteEx
from win32com.shell import shellcon
import win32process, win32event
import win32con
from ntsecuritycon import *

ASADMIN = 'asadmin'

if sys.argv[-1] != ASADMIN:
    script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
    params = ' '.join([script] + sys.argv[1:] + [ASADMIN])
    ShellExecuteEx(fMask=shellcon.SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS,
                    lpVerb="runas",
                    lpFile=sys.executable,
                    lpParameters=params,
                    nShow=win32con.SW_SHOW)
    sys.exit(0)

Now, the information I have so far is that this will run without errors, and it does reopen itself. The reopened script returns 

["c:\\users\\justin\\UAC.py", "asadmin"]

for 

sys.argv

, but it still won't let me perform admin tasks.

Although help with fixing this code would be optimal, I'm also ready to try anything else that works, thanks!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2872

Answers (1)

theroyakash
theroyakash

Reputation: 163

Use the following:

import os
import sys
import win32com.shell.shell as shell
ASADMIN = 'asadmin'

if sys.argv[-1] != ASADMIN:
    script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
    params = ' '.join([script] + sys.argv[1:] + [ASADMIN])
    shell.ShellExecuteEx(lpVerb='runas', lpFile=sys.executable, lpParameters=params)
    print("I am root now.")

Upvotes: 1

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