В Ср, 25/12/2013 в 13:16 +0100, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko пишет: > On 25.12.2013 12:11, Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > > If UAC is enabled, running grub-install (and probably others too - did > > not try) will request privilege elevation; but then process is > > re-launched in separate window and disappears after it is finished. > > This makes even reading help impossible. > I think that the cause of it is get_default_platform which uses > get_efi_variable to check for EFI. Perhaps we should check privileges > and assume BIOS if get_default_platform is run just for the help. > >
It turned out to be completely unrelated. In its infinite wisdom Windows assumes that if program has "install" or "setup" in its name, it requires privileges elevation. Just try to run grub-bios-setup.exe :) I did not find how to prevent it. The only suggestion is to create manifest, but it has somewhat interesting effect - adding manifest with level="asInvoker" does not stop Windows from attempting elevation but now blocks attempt. So program immediately terminates with Access Denied. And it results in nagging window about unsigned application (may be signed applications would behave differently). It is possible to set environment variable __compat_layer to RunAsInvoker, but it must be done *before* starting process and is outside of grub control. Unless someone with better Windows experience can offer solution I'm afraid we have to live with it. Or rename these programs on Windows.
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