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

[Paul Morton - BIA < >]

Hkey_users\default is a copy of the hive that will be used for all new users. 
You can set it there. As long as you are using local profiles new users will 
inherit this base registry hive.

On Jan 5, 2013, at 4:10 PM, "Eric Pardee" 
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 wrote:

> Thanks Paul, but my install is a bootstrap and the user I'm attempting
> to add the registry entry for has not logged in.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Paul Morton - BIA
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>  wrote:
>> 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
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