Re: Small issue with lfs compiled under mingw
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- Subject: Re: Small issue with lfs compiled under mingw
- From: marbux <marbux@...>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:47:03 -0700
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Rapin <toupie300@gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, for some strange reason, creating symbolic links
> requires the special SeCreateSymbolicLink permission, which by default
> only administrators have ;-(
> Nevertheless, it would be great if lfs.link had the same features as
> the mklink command.
>
> [1] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194%28WS.10%29.aspx
But note a comment on the linked page that says, "Hard links (/H) and
junctions (/J) do not require SeCreateSymbolicLink, so can be run
without [permissions] elevation."
I haven't tested but this suggests that it might be worth exploring if
lfs might feasibly do hard links and junctions, if someone has not
already done so.
Best regards,
Paul