[chef] Re: Windows registry key change for another user

[Paul Morton - BIA < >]

My recollection is that the windows registry provider can do this. There is 
code that will load the users hive (provided they have logged in before). 

Take a look at hkey_users. The provider should load the hive for the relevant 
user if it is not currently loaded.

On Jan 4, 2013, at 7:11 PM, "Eric Pardee" 
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 wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I'm using the github opscode Windows cookbook (1.3.4) with Windows
> bootstrapping and I want to add a registry entry for another user.
> 
> My goal is to add a Putty ssh key for another user. I tried adding the key 
> to
> HKEY_ALL_USERS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but it doesn't work, which I learned 
> is
> on the Putty wishlist:
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/config-locations.html
> 
> Does Chef windows_registry resource have the ability to execute the registry
> key change as a different user?
> 
> I'm assuming the answer is the powershell cookbook. Does anybody have any
> suggestions?
> 
> Thanks for your time.
> 
> Eric