[windev] UAC and file ownership problem...

[Serge Wautier]

The only solution that I know to the common RW files scenario that works in
all situations (XP/Vista, environments,...) is to modify the files
permissions while you're an admin (in the installer) to grant
everyone/Authenticated Users/whatever the necessary rights.

Note that UAC is not responsible for preventing non-admins to modify the
files. As you noticed, the 'problem' is that by default, Vista doesn't grant
write access to everyone in the ALLUSERSPROFILE.

HTH,

Serge.
http://www.apptranslator.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: windev-bounces at windev.org [mailto:windev-bounces at windev.org] On
> Behalf Of David Little
> Sent: jeudi 12 février 2009 22:56
> To: windev at windev.org
> Subject: [windev] UAC and file ownership problem...
> 
> In my app, I have a bunch of (maybe 60) data files which I create  - by
> copying - during the install.  They are copied to a folder we create
> under the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% folder.  the problem is, if the user has
> UAC
> (this is a Vista question for those who wonder what UAC is) turned on,
> the files get created just fine, but they are 'owned' by the admin
> (admin is required for installation) and they're read-only for
> everybody
> else.
> 
> 
> 
> Anybody know how to lower the rights required?  In prior versions, we
> just put them in a "system" folder under program files, but that's not
> an option at all now.
> 
> 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> -          David Little
> 
> -          COADE, Inc.
> 
> -          Houston, Texas
> 
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