restricting single user to a windows exe

Question

how can i restrict only single user to a particualr windows exe.

Answer 1

You don't really give enough info for a specific answer, but there are a number of options, depending on whether it's your own code, or an existing .exe:

• For any .exe, you can use file permissions to deny "Execute" permission for all users except the specific one - in an administrator account, get properties on the .exe file and go to the Permissions tab to set this.

• If it's a commercial application, you could install the application only on that user's account (Most installers offer a "for all users or only yourself" install option)

• If it's your own applicaqtion, you could write code into your application to read the current user and refuse to run for other users.

• You could write a "launcher" application that will check the user and then run the actual program only if the user has permission.