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Installing Gpg4win as another user
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We want to use gpg4win inside a bigger network with PCs.The users in general
didn't have admin privileges. Only some persons have a user account with admin
privileges not an admin account at the local maschine.

and now the problem.

After download the full version we tried to install it with right klick and
choose execute as administrator. This doesn't work. There was no information
about how to install it.

It only works if you choose execute it as another user (with admin privileges).

I should be needful to inform the user that the first way wasn't the right one.
and not only crash.

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Version
2.3.3

Revisions and Commits

rG GnuPG
rGcacfd4bce947 speedo,w32: Allow installation as normal user

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Mechtilde added projects: gpg4win, Bug Report.Feb 22 2017, 10:57 AM
Mechtilde set Version to 2.3.3.
Mechtilde added a subscriber: Mechtilde.
• werner assigned this task to aheinecke.Mar 1 2017, 3:05 PM
• werner added a subscriber: aheinecke.
aheinecke added a comment.Mar 1 2017, 3:15 PM

Thanks for your report. Indeed it should work as you described and we have code
in the installer to print a non admin warning. If this is not shown then it is a
bug.

On a related note: I have on my TODO list to enable "Single User" installation
in case a user tries to install Gpg4win without admin rights, because with the
modern gnupg versions we don't need admin rights anymore. Would this also have
solved your problem but or do you specifically want to have Gpg4win installed
systemwide?

Mechtilde added a comment.Mar 1 2017, 3:32 PM

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Mechtilde added a comment.Mar 1 2017, 3:32 PM

962_AW: [issue2971] Installing Gpg4win as another user.eml24 KBDownload

aheinecke added a parent task: T3103: Release Gpg4win 3.0 stable.Apr 24 2017, 5:33 PM
aheinecke mentioned this in rGcacfd4bce947: speedo,w32: Allow installation as normal user.May 3 2017, 2:51 PM
aheinecke added a commit: rGcacfd4bce947: speedo,w32: Allow installation as normal user.May 3 2017, 2:59 PM
aheinecke mentioned this in rW538ffc13c0ef: Add prototype of user installation mode.May 3 2017, 5:11 PM
aheinecke closed this task as Resolved.May 14 2017, 1:46 PM

Installation of Gpg4win is now possible without Administrator rights. GpgEX does not handle it yet but this is another issue. GpgOL / Kleo / GPA and GnuPG work. Including file extension handling.