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**coppolo** · 22 January 2009, 15:45

Environmental variables changed creating a new user

Hi all,

After I created a new user, I make some shortcuts in the start menÃ¹, but I find those shortcuts in the "newuser" menÃ¹, not in the current user menÃ¹. (but I want them in the current user menÃ¹!)
It seems like UserMgr pluging changed the environmental variable when creating the user.

Any suggestions?

Many thanks,
Luca

This is my nsis code:

UserMgr::CreateAccountEx "newuser" "password" "-" "-" "-" "UF_PASSWD_CANT_CHANGE|UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD"
Pop $0
${If} $0 != "OK"
Quit
${EndIf}

UserMgr::AddToGroup ${AEPUSER} "Users"
Pop $0
${If} $0 != "OK"
Quit
${EndIf}

UserMgr::BuiltAccountEnv ${AEPUSER} ${AEPPWD}
Pop $0
${If} $0 != "OK"
Quit
${EndIf}

CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\myapp"
CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\myapp\myapp.lnk" "$INSTDIR\myapp.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\myapp.exe" 0

**jpderuiter** · 22 January 2009, 16:27

Hello coppolo,

I tried the following:

code:


	SetShellVarContext current

 

	MessageBox MB_OK "$SMPROGRAMS"



	UserMgr::CreateAccountEx "myuserA" "mypassword" "" "" "" "UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD|UF_DONT_EXPIRE_PASSWD"

	Pop $0

 

	UserMgr::BuiltAccountEnv "myuserA" "mypassword"

	Pop $0

 

	MessageBox MB_OK "$SMPROGRAMS"



	UserMgr:eleteAccount "myuserA"

	Pop $0

 

	MessageBox MB_OK "$SMPROGRAMS"

All 3 Messageboxes show the Startmenu programs folder of the current user, not the new created user.

But as soon as I comment the first messagebox out, the other 2 Messageboxes both show the Startmenu programs folder of the new created user!

I'm not sure what is causing this, but as far as I can see the UserMgr plugin does not change the environmental variable at all.

Anyone else?

Regards,
jpderuiter

**Ivan Andreevich** · 22 January 2009, 17:40

Re: UserMgr Plugin

Originally posted by jpderuiter
[B]Hello Ivan,

I uploaded a new version of the plugin, which has a new Function "GetCurrentDomain".

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/UserMgr_plug-in

This function will return the domainname you are currently logged in to (in your case "mshome").

Thanks, this is exactly what I need. Unfortunately, when I call this new function the installer just crashes.

I have an actual domain here, not a workgroup. Not sure if this would affect anything. I tested it on 2 different domains and 2 different machines and the behavior is the same.

code:
Exception Information

Code: 0xc0000005   Flags: 0x00000000

Record 0x00...00 Address: 0x00...05c

**jpderuiter** · 22 January 2009, 18:37

Hello Ivan,

unfortunately I'm in a workgroup, and it was working correctly for me.

But a used another combination of API's to get the domainname, and I uploaded it to the wiki.

Can you try if it works now?

Best regards,
Jan Pieter

**Ivan Andreevich** · 22 January 2009, 19:05

Originally posted by jpderuiter
Hello Ivan,

unfortunately I'm in a workgroup, and it was working correctly for me.

But a used another combination of API's to get the domainname, and I uploaded it to the wiki.

Can you try if it works now?

Best regards,
Jan Pieter

The result is pretty much the same. I have to complete some other work, but I want to come back to this.

Can you create a pdb file and upload it somewhere so I can debug? It's a pain to build the project myself since I am running different Visual Studio version, and don't have libc.

**jpderuiter** · 22 January 2009, 19:27

Hello Ivan,

I'm sorry to hear that, and that I'm unable to help now.

I sent you a private message with a link to the Debug version, incl the pdb.
I also altered the GetCurrentDomain again, so maybe it's working now.

Best regards,
Jan Pieter

**TobbeSweden** · 23 January 2009, 13:06

This installer crashes every time I try to run it:

code:
Name "UsrMgrTest"

OutFile "UsrMgrTest.exe"

ShowInstDetails show

Page instfiles



Section "" ;No components page, name is not important

	UserMgr::HasPrivilege "Tobbe" "SeInteractiveLogonRight "

	Pop $0

	DetailPrint ">$0<"

SectionEnd

Am I doing something wrong here?

**jpderuiter** · 23 January 2009, 16:33

Hello all,

I uploaded a new version of the plugin with a bugfix for the crashing installer.

@Tobbe:
I tried your script, and it's not crashing anymore, but it wasn't crashing before on the HasPrivilege call, only when exiting the installer.

@Ivan:
I tried the GetCurrentDomain function at work, and it's returning the domain properly.

@coppolo:
Your problem isn't solved yet.
A workaround could be creating the shortcuts before calling BuiltAccountEnv, or storing the $SMPROGRAMS string in another variable.

Best regards,
jpderuiter

**TobbeSweden** · 23 January 2009, 16:50

It still crashes for me. It crashes before it prints anything to the log window.

**jpderuiter** · 23 January 2009, 16:54

Hmm, strange.

I assume you are using NSIS v2.42?
Are other UserMgr funtions crashing the installer as well?

**TobbeSweden** · 23 January 2009, 17:03

Hmm, I'm using 2.37. Let me upgrade and I'll report back

**TobbeSweden** · 23 January 2009, 17:31

So I upgraded to 2.42 and now I get different results

With the latest version of UserMgr I get this:
Invalid command: UserMgr::HasPrivilege
Invalid command: UserMgr::GetCurrentUserName

UserMgr::GetUserInfo "Tobbe" "HOMEDIR" doesn't give me the Invalid command error, but it only returns an empty string.

My installer does not crash however

With the old version I don't get any Invalid command errors, but "HasPrivilege" returns ERROR LsaEnumerateAccountRights and GetUserInfo only returns an empty string. GetCurrentUserName does however correctly return "Tobbe"

EDIT: With the old version I get the behavior you describe with the installer crashing when closing it.

**Ivan Andreevich** · 23 January 2009, 17:35

Originally posted by jpderuiter
Hmm, strange.

I assume you are using NSIS v2.42?
Are other UserMgr funtions crashing the installer as well?

I am getting a crash from calling any function now - tried a few. I am on NSIS 2.41 but can't upgrade for now.

**jpderuiter** · 23 January 2009, 17:41

Well, I have used the new NSIS Plugin API coming with NSIS v2.42, so I think that's the reason why it's crashing.
So you should upgrade to 2.42 to make the plugin work.

For the time being you can use the older plugin version dated 22:06, 1 February 2008:

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/File:UserMgr.zip

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