Dynamic creation of a temporary administrative user

摘要

In a computing system environment for administratively installing MSI applications on one or more computing devices of a remote user, methods and apparatus include creating a temporary administrative user on the computing devices. Upon installation, the temporary administrative user is removed and the application is used normally. Preceding installation, however, determinations are made regarding whether the MSI application requires the presence of the user. If so, creation of the temporary administrative user occurs on the fly by software, indicated by way of an administrator of the environment on a computing device other than the one being installed with the application. In this manner, MSI applications, which oftentimes require the presence of an actual user, can be successfully installed without their presence. They can also be installed without the security risks of a generic user common to all computing device or installed immediately without waiting for a first user to log on.

主权项

1. In a computing system environment utilizing an administrator, a user and one or more computing devices per each of the administrator and the user, a method for installing an Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) application on one of the one or more computing devices of the user, comprising:
by the administrator on one of the one or more computing devices of the administrator, creating a temporary administrative user on a target one of the one or more computing devices of the user; and by way of the created temporary administrative user, installing the MSI application on the target one without requiring any security information be present with the temporary administrative user; deleting the temporary administrative user immediately after installing the MSI application.