Batch file to run cmds only if user is NOT an administrator

[SpyGob]

Hi there,

I'm trying to create a login script that will modify certain registry keys based on the user's credentials. What I want is for the batch file to look for the current user and modify the registry only if it finds that the user is not an administrator. If it finds that the current user is an administrator, then it shoud stop executing commands go to exit.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

SpyGob

[Acy Forsythe]

You can use this in XP and Windows 7...

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IF NOT "%USERNAME%"=="administrator" (
    Do some commands for users
  ) ELSE (
   Do some other commands
   Exit /b
)

OR

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IF /I "%USERNAME%" NEQ "administrator" (
    Do your commands for normal users
 ) ELSE (
     Do other commands
)

Actually after thinking about it for a few more seconds...

I think this is what you actually want:

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IF /I "%USERNAME%" EQU "administrator" (exit /b)

Commands for users

[Ed Dyreen]

'
You are mistaken Acy...; Users do not have to be named Administrator for them to be Administrators !

Use wmic, net use or registry.

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net localgroup Administrators

[Acy Forsythe]

Ed you know... You're right I didn't think about that...

[SpyGob]

Thank you both for your quick responses.

Acy, what you gave is exactly what I needed. What I actually meant was if the user was the local administrator with the username "administrator'.

Thank you so much. You have taken away a huge headache.

God Bless.

SpyGob

[Acy Forsythe]

You're welcome SpyGob, but Ed's way is more "accurate" incase you do have users that have administrative rights. This usually occurs in the home/ home office where the first username registered on the PC has administrative rights and in businesses where the "administrator" account is disabled for security reasons, so admin users login with their own username/password.