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‎May 26, 2009
11:56 PM
InstallAnywhere 8.0.1 Enterprise: How to validate user has administrator rights
We use InstallAnywhere 8.0.1 Enterprise to create install kits. Some of the actions require administrator rights. How can we validate that the user installing the software has administrator rights?
Thanks,
Jayan
Thanks,
Jayan
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‎May 27, 2009
01:03 AM
There is a isCurrentUserAdmin() method in the IA API, check the JavaDoc.
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‎May 27, 2009
07:59 AM
Many thanks. I will try that.
Thanks
Jayan
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Jayan
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‎Jun 26, 2009
07:12 PM
It will not work as expected on all OSes. Test it thoroughly!
Best Regards,
Yves
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Yves
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‎Jun 27, 2009
01:13 AM
AFAIK it is supposed to work on Windowses only.