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run cmd command as administrator through java program

I need to build a java program to reset network in windows 10, this command needs cmd to be opened as administrator I tried to build it, but it gives me this error
Cannot run program "runas /profile /user:Administrator "cmd.exe /c Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState"": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
this is my code
try {
String[] command
= {
"runas /profile /user:Administrator \"cmd.exe /c Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState\"",};
Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
new Thread(new SyncPipe(p.getErrorStream(), System.err)).start();
new Thread(new SyncPipe(p.getInputStream(), System.out)).start();
PrintWriter stdin = new PrintWriter(p.getOutputStream());
stdin.println("netsh winsock reset");
stdin.close();
int returnCode = p.waitFor();
System.out.println("Return code = " + returnCode);
stat_lbl.setText("Network reset Successfully");
} catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
I don't understand what the problem is and how can I resolve it

You're giving the command as an array with a single element, which is treated as a single command. You're already giving the command as an array - split it accordingly, where runas is the command, and everything else is an argument to runas:
String[] command = {
"runas",
"/profile",
"/user:Administrator",
"cmd.exe /c Powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState",
};
Note that you don't have to add quotes to the last argument.
You can make your program a bit better by using ProcessBuilder. Now you're redirecting streams yourself, but you can easily let ProcessBuilder handle that for you:
Process p = new ProcessBuilder(command).inheritIO().start();
PrintWriter stdin = new PrintWriter(p.getOutputStream());
stdin.println("netsh winsock reset");
stdin.close();
int returnCode = p.waitFor();
System.out.println("Return code = " + returnCode);

Adding double quotes symbol in ProcessBuilder

I am using ProcessBuilderto build my command. I want to build my command following this post:How do I launch a java process that has the standard bash shell environment?
Namely, my command is something like this:
/bin/bash -l -c "my program"
However, I am having difficulties to pass the double quotes into ProcessBuilder, as new ProcessBuilder(List<String> command) failed to phrase the command if I natively add double quotes to List<String> command. ProcessBuilder recognizes the double quotes as an argument.
Relevant code:
//Construct the argument
csi.add("/bin/bash");
csi.add("-l");
csi.add("-c");
csi.add("\"");
csi.add(csi_path);
csi.add(pre_hash);
csi.add(post_hash);
csi.add("\"");
String csi_output = Command.runCommand(project_directory, csi);
public static String runCommand(String directory, List<String> command) {
ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(command).directory(new File(directory));
Process process;
String output = null;
try {
process = processBuilder.start();
//Pause the current thread until the process is done
process.waitFor();
//When the process does not exit properly
if (process.exitValue() != 0) {
//Error
System.out.println("command exited in error: " + process.exitValue());
//Handle the error
return readOutput(process);
}else {
output = readOutput(process);
System.out.println(output);
}
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
System.out.println("Something wrong with command: " +e.getMessage());
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Something wrong with command: " +e.getMessage());
}
return output;
}
Ps: I do want to use ProcessBuilder instead of Runtime.getRuntime.exec() because I need to run the command in a specific directory. I need to use ProcessBuilder.directory().
Ps: The command will exit with 2 after running. It seems that the system can recognize this command. The strange thing is that it has no output after exiting with 2.
Ps: The expected command is /bin/bash -l -c "/Users/ryouyasachi/GettyGradle/build/idea-sandbox/plugins/Getty/classes/python/csi 19f4281 a562db1". I printed the value and it was correct.

Best way to troubleshoot your problem is to construct the command first and pass it to the list. So, instead of doing all this.
csi.add("/bin/bash");
csi.add("-l");
csi.add("-c");
csi.add("\"");
csi.add(csi_path);
csi.add(pre_hash);
csi.add(post_hash);
csi.add("\"");
You should first construct the command
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("/bin/bash -l -c");
sb.append("\""+csi_path+pre_hash+post_hash+"\"");// add whitespace between the varaible, if required.
System.outprintln(sb.toString()); //verify your command here
csi.add(sb.toString());
Also, verify all above variable values.

Thx for #Ravi 's idea!
//Construct the argument
csi.add("/bin/bash");
csi.add("-l");
csi.add("-c");
csi.add("\"" + csi_path + " " + pre_hash+ " " + post_hash + "\"");
String csi_output = Command.runCommand(project_directory, csi);
The Process has to take each argument separately in order to recognize the command. The tricky part is that, in my desired command
/bin/bash -l -c "/mypath/csi"
"/mypath/csi" needs to be viewed as one single argument by Process.

Running simple CECopy in CMD using Java

I am trying to run a simple "cecopy" in java. I call "cmd.exe" and pass the command through. It creates the directories but doesnt carry out the copy.
Below is the command I am using, set as a string in java:
String cmd = "mkdir \"C:\\\\Dominos\\\\DATFiles\" >> log.txt\n"
+ "\n" +
"cecopy \"dev:\\Application\\\\MCL\\\\Projects\\\\Default\\\\aa.dat\" \"C:\\\\Dominos\\\\DATFiles\");
Below is how I am calling command prompt to execute the DOS statement:
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
try {
Process p = rt.exec("cmd.exe /c" + cmd); // Call CMD
p.waitFor(); // Wait till CMD finishes
} catch (InterruptedException | IOException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(readData.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
Any help?
Thanks in advance!

You can use process builder. It handles commands with arguments neatly.
ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder();
p.command("cmd_to_run", "args_if_any");
p.start();

Running a .BAT file in JAVA without opening a command prompt

I've been trying to run an executable .bat file in Java using the line:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("call " + batFile);
But it returns an error
Could not start process with commandLine nullCreateProcess: call batfilename here error=2
IOException: Create Process: call batfilename here error=2
I managed to bypass this by replacing the String in the exec() function with "cmd /c start " + batFile but this opens a command prompt which is not allowed.
Are there workarounds to this? Thanks!

Try running the batch file directly, for example...
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("C:/Test.bat");
pb.redirectError();
try {
Process p = pb.start();
try (InputStream inputStream = p.getInputStream()) {
int in = -1;
while ((in = inputStream.read()) != -1) {
System.out.print((char)in);
}
}
System.out.println("Exited with " + p.waitFor());
} catch (IOException | InterruptedException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
This was the batch file...
#echo Hello World
(I know, massive) and the code outputted...
Hello World
Exited with 0

A little late but for others who want to try I found the /B of start command.
String[] command = { "cmd", "/C", "start", "/B", "test.bat" };
File path = new File("C:/Users/Me/Desktop/dir/");
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command, null, path);

open command prompt in hidden mode through java

i want to open command prompt through java and perform some task.
but i want to open that command prompt in hidden mode.
command = "cmd.exe /c start doxygen " + strDoxyfilePath;
Process p=Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);

Please try following command to start your program minimized
command = "cmd.exe /c start /min doxygen " + strDoxyfilePath;
Process p=Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);

Try This:
String YourFilePath="c:\....";
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe /c start /min "+YourFilePath);

I hope you are looking for this, this will do what you want to do in your above code
String strDoxyfilePath = "any path";
String[] Command ={"doxygen",strDoxyfilePath};
try {
Process process = new ProcessBuilder(Command).start();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}