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Why does Windows not allow WinSock to be started while impersonating another user

Using my own program or others I can't get winsock to run when calling if the process is created with CreateProcessWithLogonW or CreateProcessAsUserW. It returns this error when I create the socket: 

WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT 10106

Service provider failed to initialize.

The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.

This error is returned if either a service provider's DLL could not be loaded (LoadLibrary failed) or the provider's WSPStartup or NSPStartup function failed

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However, WSAStartup seems to go w/o an error. Just creating the socket with WSASocket returns this.

UPDATE:

Errors:

LoadUserProfile: Error Code 2. Can't find file specified

AdjustTokenPrivs: Error Code 5. Access Denied

Solution

  • You have to have the Act As Operating Priv