Opened 16 years ago
Closed 16 years ago
#7764 closed patch (fixed)
Don't require elevated rights to start windows frontend
| Reported by: | Owned by: | Nigel | |
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| Priority: | minor | Milestone: | unknown |
| Component: | Ports - Windows | Version: | head |
| Severity: | medium | Keywords: | win32 ping uac |
| Cc: | Ticket locked: | no |
Description
Attached patch removes the ping code from the windows port, replacing it with the system ping command as done on other platforms. Creation of a raw socket is a privileged operation, so the old implementation required the frontend to run with elevated rights, generating an annoying UAC prompt on Vista and Windows 7.
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Change History (2)
by , 16 years ago
| Attachment: | 7764-ping_win32.patch added |
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comment:1 by , 16 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
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(In [23350]) Use a system ping command on the windows build and bring it in line with other platforms. This also removes an unnecessary privileged operation.
Patch provided by Jeff Lu.
Closes #7764.