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Date: | Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:16:12 -0400 |
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Subject: | Re: Installing cygwin on Windows 7 prompts for Admin credentials |
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I have tried to install Cygwin for Windows 7 but it failed to finish installation and stalls at 99% .No idea why but never was asked on allowing it to make changes to the computer. i am also using plain text format and hope this message go through for god sake! On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Robert Jacobson <q7zfcru02 AT sneakemail DOT com> 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? > > -- > Robert Jacobson > > > -- > Problem reports: Â Â Â http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: Â Â Â Â http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: Â Â Â http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- 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
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