On Jun 23 15:52, Robert Jacobson wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to let one of my users install cygwin as a normal > (non-admin) account. > > However, when they run setup.exe, they get a UAC prompt "Do you want to > allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to > your computer? > > To continue, type an administrator password, and then click Yes." > > I'd like to let them install it, but obviously I don't want to give them > admin privs. > > What else can I do to workaround this?
Start "Local Security Policy" -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options. Disable the setting "User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation". Or rename setup.exe to foo.exe. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905330.aspx#wvduac_topic3 Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
