Re: Installer Restrictions Question
Re: Installer Restrictions Question
- Subject: Re: Installer Restrictions Question
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:40:30 -0800
Assuming you use a post-installation script to move the files to the
user's folder (since with domains, you "can't" install both in / and
in ˜), have you checked whether the installation "works" when you
remove those scripts?
On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM, koko <email@hidden> wrote:
> I require admin authentication
> The package is signed
> I am installing from an admin account
>
>
> On Nov 3, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Andrew Keller wrote:
>
> On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:29 PM, koko wrote:
>
> On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:34 AM, Stephane Sudre wrote:
>
> Which authorization do you require?
>
>
> I do not understand the question.
>
>
> What type of authentication does your installer package prompt the user for?
>
> If you're installing anything outside of the current user's home directory,
> I suspect you would need elevated privileges - especially on newer versions
> of OS X.
>
> I would like to install files to the users home directory. So whatever
> authorization is required to make that possible.
>
>
> Installing into the current user's home directory does not require any
> additional permissions. If you desire to place files anywhere else,
> however, then you need elevated permissions.
>
> When we test our installer packages, we test them in both admin and
> non-admin accounts. Non-admin accounts have a habit of bringing to light
> permission problems.
>
> If you run your installer in a non-admin account, does the error message
> change?
>
> ~ Andrew Keller
>
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