tf.exe get for different user - visual-studio

I use the following command to get the latest version of a branch for a specific user (not the one running the process):
tf get $/MyProject/Development /version:WmyPC;otherUser /login:otherUser,otherPassword
Bt I keep getting:
The operation cannot be completed because the user (otherUser) does
not have one or more required permissions (Use) for workspace...
Any ideas?

By default, when you create a workspace it is a 'Private Workspace' - this means that the person who created it is the only person who can "use" it (which is why you get that specific error message).
What you will want to do is change the workspace to a 'Public Workspace' - this updates the permissions and allows multiple people to use the same workspace, but using their own credentials.
For more information, see my blog post TFS2010: Public Workspaces.

You are trying to get the files on your local machine with the credentials of someone else. It is not executing the TF under other credentials.
In other words, you still use the workspace mapping of yourself.
You need to use the RUNAS command to fullfil your task: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsversioncontrol/thread/20b6f678-4657-4b14-a114-5eeb232934e2/

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Windows Share Permissions for Domain Admins not working

I'm setting up a new share that I've enabled enumerated access on. I'm looking to limit people access to files on a certain folder. I've setup other folders that restrict access unless your in a security group. This folder thats giving me trouble was copied over from another network share. When I create a folder from scratch everything works fine so I'm curious if thats whats giving me issues.
The folder I'm trying to access is
x:/Limerock/Projects/"Project Name"
If I go into the security tab and check my effective access it says that I have full control:
The user I'm signed into is joe.jankowiak which is part of the Domain Admins security group. Domain Admins owns all the folders in above this and has full control.
When trying to enter the folder it tells me I need to request permission. I'm an admin so it goes through and adds "joe.jankowiak" to the full control list in the security permissions.
Why is it not taking my domain admin credentials to enter this folder? I'm seeing other weird behavior such as it saying "Unable to display current owner." and "You must have read permissions to view the properties of this object". Clicking continue lets me see it.
Everything looks right, I've setup 6 other new folders in the exact same manner and they work fine. I've signed in and out many times but it hasn't fixed it. Weird enough, another computer I signed into lets me access the folder just fine. Is there a way to reload file permissions since logging in/out doesn't seem to do it. Is there a command like gpupdate that I should run?
I have seen this before andyou might need to do the following operations in order:
-Replace Ownership on the folder and replace all child object ownership too=>apply or OK
-Close the security properties and re-open it again
-Add Domain Admins as full control and Replace all child object permissions... =>apply/OK
That should do it

user cannot access saved customization in OBIEE

One of our user want to save her current filter selections of report using "save current customization" on BI. But its giving error as access denied for user to path /users//<>.
She also complaints that her previously saved customisations are missing after recent deployment.
I understand that, its related to some user permission but not aware how to resolve it via analytics.
Can anybody suggest anything on this?
"after recent deployment" .... So let me guess you overwrote her /users/HerName folder with the one from a different environment. And since 11.1.1.9 still uses GUIDs - guess what you probably just really messed up her folder and those of all users.
Edit: Refreshing user GUIDs : https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/11119/biee/BIESC/privileges.htm#BIESC721

SonarQube API: Retrieving a list of users assigned to a project permission?

I'm trying to find a list of users for a specific project (by projectKey) who possess the issueadmin permission. I've found a documented API that gets me pretty close:
api/permissions/search_project_permissions
but the response that I get back only has summary information: counts of groups/users for each permission type.
search_project_permissions response
Does anybody know if there's a way to get to the login details for the users?
There is an "internal" web service (meaning it could change without notice!) that does this. You'll use it like so:
http://myserver.myco.com/api/permissions/users?projectId=[project guid]&permission=issueadmin
In Web API interface use the "Show Internal API" checkbox at the top of the left column to see it.
just noticed in Sonarqube v6.7 it works as follows:
https://sonarqube.dhl.com/api/permissions/users?projectKey=<KEY>
https://sonarqube.dhl.com/api/permissions/users?projectKey=<KEY>&permission=issueadmin
https://sonarqube.dhl.com/api/permissions/users?projectKey=<KEY>&permission=issueadmin&permission=scan
All possible permissions are (reg. Browse, See Source Code, Administer Issues, Administer and Execute Analysis):
admin
codeviewer
issueadmin
scan
user

Teamcity, passing the user who triggered the build to powershell script

I would like to pass my powershell build step script the user who is currently logged in teamcity and triggered the build to run. I have tried to approach it in a different way where a user checks in a file which would contain the users user name but my PM insists that I use teamcity to pass the user. I have tried
%teamcity.auth.userid% or %System.teamcity.auth.userid% or %env.username% or
%teamcity.agent.jvm.user.name%
and none of them are giving me the proper user name. Could someone help please ?
Try teamcity.build.triggeredBy.username

Windows / Active Directory - User / Groups

I'm looking for a way to find a the windows login associated with a specific group. I'm trying to add permissions to a tool that only allows names formatted like:
DOMAIN\USER
DOMAIN\GROUP
I have a list of users in active directory format that I need to add:
ou=group1;ou=group2;ou=group3
I have tried adding DOMAIN\Group1, but I get a 'user not found' error.
P.S. should also be noted that I'm not a Lan admin
Programatically or Manually?
Manually, i prefer AdExplorer, which is a nice Active directory Browser. You just connect to your domain controller and then you can look for the user and see all the details. Of course, you need permissions on the Domain Controller, not sure which though.
Programatically, it depends on your language of couse. On .net, the System.DirectoryServices Namespace is your friend. (I don't have any code examples here unfortunately)
For Active Directory, I'm not really an expert apart from how to query it, but here are two links I found useful:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LDAP_attributes_active_directory.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Directory (General stuff about the Structure of AD)
You need to go to the Active Directory Users Snap In after logging in as a domain admin on the machine:
Go to start --> run and type in mmc.
In the MMC console go to File -->
Add/Remove Snap-In Click Add Select
Active Directory Users and Computers and select Add.
Hit Close and then hit OK.
From here you can expand the domain tree and search (by right-clicking on the domain name).
You may not need special privileges to view the contents of the Active Directory domain, especially if you are logged in on that domain. It is worth a shot to see how far you can get.
When you search for someone, you can select the columns from View --> Choose Columns. This should help you search for the person or group you are looking for.
You do not need domain admin rights to look at the active directory. By default, any (authenticated?) user can read the information that you need from the directory.
If that wasn't the case, for example, a computer (which has an associated account as well) could not verify the account and password of its user.
You only need admin rights to change the contents of the directory.
I think it is possible to set more restricted permissions, but that's not likely the case.
OU is an Organizational Unit (sort of like a Subfolder in Explorer), not a Group, Hence group1, 2 and 3 are not actually groups.
You are looking for the DN Attribute, also called "distinguishedName". You can simply use DOMAIN\DN once you have that.
Edit: For groups, the CN (Common Name) could also work.
The full string from Active Directory normally looks like this:
cn=Username,cn=Users,dc=DomainName,dc=com
(Can be longer or shorter, but the important bit is that the "ou" part is worthless for what you're trying to achieve.
Well, AdExplorer runs on your Local Workstation (which is why I prefer it) and I believe that most users have read access to AD anyway because that's actually required for stuff to work, but I'm not sure about that.
Install the "Windows Support Tools" that is on the Windows Server CD (CD 1 if it's Windows 2003 R2). If your CD/DVD drive is D: then it will be in D:\Support\Tools\SuppTools.msi
This gives you a couple of additional tools to "get at" AD:
LDP.EXE - good for reading information in AD, but the UI kinda stinks.
ADSI Edit - another snap-in for MMC.EXE that you can both browse AD with and get to all those pesky AD attributes you're looking for.
You can install these tools on your local workstation and access AD from there without domain admin privileges. If you can log on to the domain, you can at least query/read AD for this information.
Thanks adeel825 & Michael Stum.
My problem is, though, i'm in a big corporation and do not have access to log in as the domain admin nor to view the active directory, so i guess my solution is to try and get that level of access.

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