[Hackage] #320: cooperation with Windows Vista's User Access Control

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#320: cooperation with Windows Vista's User Access Control
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  Reporter:  Toxaris        |        Owner:         
      Type:  enhancement    |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.4.0.1
  Severity:  normal         |   Resolution:         
  Keywords:                 |   Difficulty:  normal 
Ghcversion:  6.8.2          |     Platform:  Windows
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Comment (by br1):

 In my opinion, things should be left as they are.  Requiring running cabal
 from an elevated cmd.exe is the right way.  There are sudo like tools for
 Vista, for example:
 http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2007/03/27/elevate-a
 -process-at-the-command-line-in-vista.aspx

 If the user is non admin, he installed GHC outside Program Files.  He
 can't run Cabal if it requires elevated permissions.

 If the user IS an admin, he still may have installed GHC outside Program
 Files.  UAC prompts are unnecessary and annoying.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/320#comment:3>
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