MySQL Bugs: #59220: MEM - start menu shortcuts to start/stop the agent not working

Bug #59220	MEM - start menu shortcuts to start/stop the agent not working
Submitted:	29 Dec 2010 18:45	Modified:	28 Jan 2011 22:29
Reporter:	Santo Leto	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Agent	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	2.3.1.2044	OS:	Windows (Vista 32-bit)
Assigned to:	BitRock Merlin	CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	Agent, agentctl.bat, shortcuts

Description:
Start menu shortcuts to file agentctl.bat used to start/stop the agent are not working fine on Windows.

I think this is caused by lack of administration privileges. When I run manually the file agentctl.bat from a windows prompt with administration privileges, agent is started/stopped correctly.

How to repeat:
Click on start menu shortcuts "Start MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent service" and "Stop MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent service".

Suggested fix:
When I click on the shortcuts to start/stop the enterprise monitor service, windows asks me immediately to confirm the action because it tries to run start/stop commands with administration privileges. I think we should implement something similar when starting/stopping the agent.

Carsten Segieth writes: 
reproduced on 'vista-x86-b' (a 32 bit system) while logged in as a user with admin privileges:
- direct clicking on both agent start menu entries neither start nor stop the agent
- when starting the shortcut with right-click and "run as admin" it works as expected once i had confirmed the Vista security question
- starting and stopping the services also work fine from the Windoes service manager

Patch sent to Andy.

Andy Bang writes: 
Fix is in build 2.3.2.2050.

Carsten Segieth writes: 
tested OK with 2.3.2.2052 that now also a (double) click on the start menu entry does start or stop the Windows service (after answering the usual Vista security question)

Added to 2.3.2 change log:

The Start Menu shortcuts that run the agentctl.bat script to start
and stop the &merlin_agent; did not prompt for administrator
credentials when run by a non-administrative user.