How to run a batch file as administrator from a java program

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I am creating a hotspot software for which I need to run a batch file as administrator from a java program. The batch file contains the following two commands:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=name key=password

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

name and password are taken as input from the user.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

As capturesteve has written - run the app as administrator. You can use for example cmd.exe under Windows. If you run the cmd.exe with administrator privileges, everything what will be started from this "administrator" cmd.exe will inherit the rights of his owner. It's a universal principle in Windows (and not only in Windows).

Run the cmd.exe as administrator and start the java app from it:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc947813%28v=ws.10%29.aspx http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=faq-Windows-8&faq=7

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '15 at 16:18

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The best way would be to run the java application itself as sudo.

answered Mar 21 '15 at 16:18

capturesteve

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What do you mean by running the java application as sudo? – Shubham Mar 21 '15 at 16:42
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running as a sudo is a Linux term. It means running as an administrator in Windows – alexandre1985 Mar 21 '15 at 18:42

How to run a batch file as administrator from a java program

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