Re: Spooled File Viewing in RDP 8.0

[Mike Hockings <hockings@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Doug,

In normal running of RDP you should not need to do the 
Run-As-Administrator business.  However, there are are always exceptions. 
For example, if you wish to install 3rd party plugins or whatever using 
the Eclipse install/update mechanism then in Vista and later I would RDP 
with the R-A-A for that sort of thing.  In which case RDP would be the 
"installer".  However for normal running after installation the R-A-A 
should not be needed otherwise non-Administrator users would not be able 
to run the product.

Keep in mind though that I am not an Eclipse expert, still just a student 
I think...

Mike



Mike Hockings, P.Eng.
IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Technical Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory 
hockings@xxxxxxxxxx 
voice 1-905-413-3199 T/L 313-3199  ITN 23133199




From:   Doug Davie <dougdavie@xxxxxxxxx>
To:     "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio 
Client for      System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   11/11/2011 08:50 AM
Subject:        Re: [WDSCI-L] Spooled File Viewing in RDP 8.0
Sent by:        wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



Mike,
<You should not have to run RDP with Run-As-Administrator as it has no 
need
to update stuff in the Program Files directory.>
What about the platform.xml?  This exists in the SDP directory in the
program files directory sturcture, and includes references to the features
being plugged in.
-doug

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Mike Hockings <hockings@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> As a general rule ...
>
> If you are common install (i.e., installing to a C:\Program Files...
> directory) or update (using IM or whatever) in Windows Vista or later 
then
> you will want to run the installer with an administrator id AND use the
> Run-As-Administrator action.  This will give the install process a token
> that will allow it to write to the virtualized directories.  Failing to 
do
> this the installer may not run or run and not install (or license) 
things
> correctly.
>
> You should not have to run RDP with Run-As-Administrator as it has no 
need
> to update stuff in the Program Files directory.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Mike Hockings, P.Eng.
> IBM Rational Developer for System z and Power Technical Support
> IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
> hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
> voice 1-905-413-3199 T/L 313-3199  ITN 23133199
>
>
>
>
> From:   Doug Davie <dougdavie@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio
> Client for      System i & iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   11/10/2011 01:49 PM
> Subject:        Re: [WDSCI-L] Spooled File Viewing in RDP 8.0
> Sent by:        wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> All,
>
> I had called John off line to discuss this and work with him to get the
> RSE
> Extensions working on his machine.
> He is now all set.   Here's what we did:
>
> 1) In RDP we disabled the RSE Extensions.  Help-> Software Updates ->
> Manage Configuration.
> If this option is not available, examine your preferences.  Under
> General->Capabilities check the Classic Update option.
> 2) Close RDP  (not restart)
> 3) Using the RSE Extensions uninstaller (unwise.exe in the RSE 
Extensions
> directory), uninstall the RSE Extensions
> 4) Open RDP to ensure the RSE Extensions node is missing from the Manage
> Configuration.  Close RDP
> 5) Using the RSE Extensions installer, reinstall.  However, be sure to
> right click and "Run As Administrator"
>
> NOTE:  We can't be 100% certain that these first 5 steps are necessary.
> But because we did it I wanted to mention it here
>
> 6) When starting RDP, right click and "Run As Administrator"
>
> It's possible that step 6 could have been the only step necessary.  But 
we
> had already done steps 1-5.
>
> Keep in mind that this user is running on a Windows 7 box, so these
> instructions probably only apply to that OS.
> Once John ran as administrator the once, he was then able to see the
> plugins even if he subsequently did not run as administrator.
>
> Another note:  We used the -clean option throughout some testing
> scenarios,
> so that might have helped as well.
> I do this by copying my RDP starting icon to another, then using the
> properties of that 2nd icon, I change it to have the target:
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\SDP\eclipse.exe" -clean -product
> com.ibm.rational.rdpower.product.ide
>
> -doug
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Bob Cagle <bcagle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > John
> >
> > Doug ended up assisting me some over the phone.  If I remember right
> > (it's been a year and I didn't keep a log for this), I did a complete
> > uninstall of RDP, AND the plugin, and reinstalled RDP into its own
> > directory outside of C:\Program Files, and then 
redownloaded/reinstalled
> > the plugin.  If Doug remembers differently, maybe he can chime in (if 
he
> > still follows this list).
> >
> > Everything has been working since, including since I upgraded to 8.03.
> >
> > Bob Cagle
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Larimer
> >
> > > This is resurrecting an old thread back from Nov 2010.
> >
> > > There was a conversation between Bob Cagle and Doug Davie where Bob 
was
> > trying to install the Softlanding RSE Plug-in to RDp 8.0 on a Win7
> > 64-bit machine and Doug was offering advice on how to >troubleshoot.
> > > I have the exact same symptoms described in that thread, trying to
> > install to RDp 8.0.3.
> > > Under status, it says:  This feature is not configured properly. No
> > plug-in:"com.softlanding.rse.extensions" included at runtime.
> > > I've done all of the troubleshooting the thread suggested which ends
> > before a resolution is posted.
> > > The thread leaves off at verifying the date of one of the manifest
> > files.  My date is the same.
> > > I found a file rse.txt that says "An expected installation of RDi 
could
> > not be located. (Only instances of RDi Version 7.5  are able to be
> > recognized.)  You must complete the installation routine, then install
> > > the RSE Extensions manually using the instructions provided after the
> > installation routine completes".  I never saw those instructions.
> > > Does anyone know what I need to do to finish the install?
> >
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