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  1. Qt Installer Framework
  2. QTIFW-2443

Installer silently drops admin rights after some time of calling "installer.gainAdminRights()"

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Priority: P2: Important
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: 4.3.0
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Component/s: General
    • Platform/s:
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      Description

      Reproducible by adding a control or component script that calls the function as early as possible. The installation will fail when trying to perform operations requiring elevated privileges, like installing into a directory where the current user does not have writing permissions.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. QTIFW-2383 Calling installer.gainAdminRights() causes an error: "You have selected an existing file or symlink, please choose a different target for installation"

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              installerteam Installer Team
              Reporter:
              arttu.tarkiainen Arttu Tarkiainen
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