WTS09: Administrator Manifest for Binary Files

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | Application Manager

Edition:This test is included in AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

WTS09 checks a package for binary files (.exe, .dll, or .ocx) that have a manifest in which Administrator is defined as the required execution level.

Note:If your package is not targeting the Windows Remote Desktop Services environment, you do not need to run this ACE.

Test Group/Test Category

Remote Application Publishing Compatibility/Remote Desktop Services Tests

Severity

Error

Message

The binary '[FILE_NAME]' in package '[PACKAGE_NAME]'('[PACKAGE_NAME]') is manifested to run as Administrator. This affects the deployment of this package in a terminal server environment.

Background

WTS09 examines a Windows Installer package for compatibility with Windows Remote Desktop Services. Typically, users of Windows Remote Desktop Services do not have elevated privileges. Therefore, a file that has a manifest that defines the required execution level as Administrator is usually not a good candidate to run in a per-user environment.

If the manifest of a binary file (.exe, .dll, or .ocx) indicates that the Administrator execution level is required, WTS09 fails.

Resolution

Manual Fix

The only way to resolve this error is to remove the specified file from the Windows Installer package.