topic How Splunk run a script as an administrator? in Security https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499635#M11400 <P>Hi,</P> <P>How can Splunk run a script as an <STRONG>administrator</STRONG>? In our script we use devcon.exe update command so it is needed to run as admin. </P> <P>Can you help us?</P> <P>Best Regards,</P> <P>Thank you</P> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:50:33 GMT mesutu 2019-12-02T12:50:33Z How Splunk run a script as an administrator? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499635#M11400 <P>Hi,</P> <P>How can Splunk run a script as an <STRONG>administrator</STRONG>? In our script we use devcon.exe update command so it is needed to run as admin. </P> <P>Can you help us?</P> <P>Best Regards,</P> <P>Thank you</P> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:50:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499635#M11400 mesutu 2019-12-02T12:50:33Z Re: How Splunk run a script as an administrator? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499636#M11401 <P>Splunk usually run the scripts with the user created to trigger the splunkd process, and all the scripts have to be placed under $Splunk_Home/bin or under app level $Splunk_Home/etc/apps/app_name/bin.</P> <P>Check this answer -&gt; <A href="https://answers.splunk.com/answers/367944/how-to-change-the-user-splunk-runs-scripts-as.html" target="_blank">https://answers.splunk.com/answers/367944/how-to-change-the-user-splunk-runs-scripts-as.html</A></P> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:13:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499636#M11401 ivanreis 2020-09-30T03:13:44Z Re: How Splunk run a script as an administrator? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499637#M11402 <P>This is a thorny question; see here:<BR /> <A href="https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Installation/ChoosetheuserSplunkshouldrunas">https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Installation/ChoosetheuserSplunkshouldrunas</A></P> Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:25:41 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/How-Splunk-run-a-script-as-an-administrator/m-p/499637#M11402 woodcock 2019-12-03T04:25:41Z