X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=4.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_THEBAT X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:16:56 +0400 From: Andrey Repin Reply-To: Andrey Repin Message-ID: <494654960.20110626211656@mtu-net.ru> To: "Robert Jacobson" , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Installing cygwin on Windows 7 prompts for Admin credentials In-Reply-To: <6936-1308913531-313627@sneakemail.com> References: <10485-1308858807-492354@sneakemail.com> <20110624083917.GT3437@calimero.vinschen.de> <6936-1308913531-313627@sneakemail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Greetings, Robert Jacobson! >> Or rename setup.exe to foo.exe. > I'm both relieved and dismayed that it is so easy to bypass ... It's not THAT easy. In this regard, UAC is troubling more than helping. User with limited rights will not be able to affect system stability (except if using exploits and security holes, that M$ leave a ton). That said, the prompt is completely bogus. -- WBR, Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 26.06.2011, <21:14> Sorry for my terrible english... -- 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