AdminOnDemand 1.4 released May 11, 2022
AdminOnDemand 2.0 released September 930, 2022 - Document updated September 9, 2022
AdminOnDemand 2.3 released October 11, 2023
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Description
AdminOnDemand enables specified users without local administrator permissions to perform actions with elevated privileges.
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If you want to use session elevation, you need to enable it in the “Security” section.
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Afterward, you must specify the users/groups that are allowed to use session elevation in the “Validation” section.
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To start a session elevation, a user must click on the CapaOne tray icon and then click the “Start” button.
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If Confirmation Text is enabled it will be presented to the user and must be confirmed before proceeding.
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Prerequisites
User Account Control
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If User Account Control is disabled, an “access denied” message is presented.  If User Account Control is enabled, but not configured correctly, a “blocking” message is presented.   |
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Process Elevation Rules
Child Processes
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All applications that use the Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) rely on the Console Window Host (conhost.exe) process to interact with other Windows components. As an example, the Console Window Host makes it possible to drag and drop files and folders from Windows Explorer to Windows Command Prompt. It is not uncommon to see multiple instances of the Console Window Host in the Task Manager.  PowerShell and Command Prompt both rely on the Console Window Host. As a result, you need to either allow all child processes (default) or specifically conhost.exe when you create a process elevation rule that allows powershell.exe or cmd.exe   |
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Hide Run as Administrator
You can hide the built-in “Run as administrator” option in the “Security” section.
The built-in option can only be hidden when session elevation is disabled.
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Known Issues
Time Sync
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If the time on the device with AdminOnDemand is ahead of the time on the device used to view the dashboard, then the information on the dashboard is not presented accurately. The issue will not affect devices where the time on the device with AdminOnDemand is behind the time on the device used to view the dashboard. The issue will not affect devices where the time is not synchronized because of different time zones.
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