[Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings

Wed Jul 21 22:20:06 UTC 2010

As I have already mentioned in a previous posting, calling OpenSim.exe directly with the runas command does not work for me. I am required to use an intermediate batch script.

If your computer is not part of a domain, you can even leave out the "PCNAME" part with the /user option, Windows will add the name automatically.

And by the way, the /savecred option does not work for the Home editions of Windows XP but only for Windows XP Professional. (I don't know how it is with the various newer versions of Windows.)

James k wrote:
>
>
> Sorry everyone, i messed up the previous example, here it is corrected
> and my opensim directory is on my C: drive, if you have your opensim
> directory on another drive/folder structure then amend the path in the
> last set of quotes:
>
>
> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:DOMAIN\account /savecred
> "C:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>
> if you are using a PC that not part of a domain and is just a pc on a
> local network you can use:
>
> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred
> "C:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>
> or
>
> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred "path to
> opensim.exe"
>
> The "/savecred" section will remember the password on the account if you
> have one which will save you from having to enter it each time you run
> the shortcut.
>
> If someone could confirm that this works for them that would be great
>
> Regards
>
> James
> From: j_jamesk at hotmail.com
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:11:34 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>
>
> As promised, here is the target path to use in you windows shortcut:
>
> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:DOMAIN\account /savecred
> "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe"
>
> if you are using a PC that not part of a domain and is just a pc on a
> local network you can use:
>
> %windir%\system32\runas.exe /user:PCNAME\ACCOUNT /savecred
> "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe"
>
> Regards
>
> James
>
>  > From: j_jamesk at hotmail.com
>  > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>  > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:55:50 +0100
>  > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>  >
>  > When I get into my office I will post the full path from one of my
> shortcuts
>  > I have setup, its possible that I may have missed someone.
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>  > [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>  > Sent: 20 July 2010 20:41
>  > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>  > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>  >
>  > Thanks for the hint. Unfortunately, I am not able to start OpenSim.exe
>  > directly with
>  >
>  > runas /user:DOMAIN\ACCOUNT "PATH TO OpenSim.EXE"
>  >
>  > To make it work, I am required to use a batch script and call that script
>  > with "runas". Could this be a specialty with .NET applications? (Just in
>  > case this might be a useful info for explaining this: I am using
> Windows XP
>  > Home SP 3, 32 bit.)
>  >
>  > The batch script I use looks like this:
>  >
>  > @echo off
>  > cd /d C:\OpenSim\bin
>  > OpenSim
>  >
>  >
>  > j_jamesk wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Just to add to this, you could create a shortcut on your desktop
> and for
>  > the
>  > > target use:
>  > >
>  > > runas /user:DOMAIN\ACCOUNT "PATH TO EXE"
>  > > Example: runas /user:home\james "c:\opensim\opensim.exe"
>  > >
>  > > So in future you can just double click your icon and it does the
> "run as"
>  > > automatically for you.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > -----Original Message-----
>  > > From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>  > > [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>  > > Sent: 20 July 2010 11:14
>  > > To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>  > > Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>  > >
>  > > Thank you for this idea. It works great. I added a related info to the
>  > > OpenSimulator wiki at http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies
>  > >
>  > > j_jamesk wrote:
>  > >> Not sure if this would work but what about create a windows user
> account
>  > >> with the correct environmental settings then using the "run as" to run
>  > the
>  > >> opensim.exe as that user
>  > >>
>  > >> James
>  > >>
>  > >> -----Original Message-----
>  > >> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
>  > >> [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Marck
>  > >> Sent: 19 July 2010 15:58
>  > >> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
>  > >> Subject: [Opensim-users] OpenSimulator and regional settings
>  > >>
>  > >> An issue reported in Mantis
>  > >> (http://opensimulator.org/mantis/view.php?id=4877) made me aware
> of the
>  > >> requirement to run OpenSimulator with English regional settings (in
>  > >> particular, the decimal point must be an actual point, which is
> not the
>  > > case
>  > >> for many non-angloamerican countries). I know how to do this for
>  > > particular
>  > >> applications on Linux (it is also mentioned in that issue report).
>  > >>
>  > >> On Windows, I do not want to switch my whole environment to a foreign
>  > >> regional setting just for OpenSimulator. How do I change this
> setting for
>  > > a
>  > >> single application only?
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