Linqpad 6 / group policy blocking LINQPad6.Query.exe

graemefoster

Linqpad 5 allowed copying the Linqpad.UserQuery.exe into the same folder as LINQPad.exe to get around group policy that is sometimes applied in a corporate environment. See here for more details.
https://forum.linqpad.net/discussion/761/linqpad-userquery-exe-prevented-from-running-by-group-policy

I'm hitting the same issue with Linqpad 6 but the solution for Linqpad 5 doesn't appear to work.
Is there a similar workaround for Linqpad 6?

Thanks,

Graeme

JoeAlbahari

How does group policy typically work in this situation? Is it a case of whitelisting a folder, or a specific path? And if the former, will sub-folders also be whitelisted?

graemefoster

Hi Joe

In my case group policy enables execution of excutables in a certain folder and its subtrees.

Cheers,

Graeme

JoeAlbahari

It's more complicated in LINQPad 6, because there are multiple versions of the process server executable and dependencies.

Are you running the installed version of LINQPad (from Program Files?) And if so, would it be viable if you had to run it with administative elevation, so that LINQPad could create the directory structure beneath its folder as needed?

graemefoster

In my case I run it from a folder which I have admin access over... it's not program files though. Group Policy blocks it from inside there

JoeAlbahari

So if LINQPad extracted Linqpad.UserQuery.exe to a subfolder within the folder that you run LINQPad from, would it work?

graemefoster

Yes 100% in my scenario that would work.

JoeAlbahari

Try the new beta:
http://www.linqpad.net/LINQPad6.aspx#beta

Create a folder called ProcessServer under where LINQPad is located and let me know how you get on.

graemefoster

That works a treat! Thanks for the quick update on it. Graeme.