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inno-setup
abiieez
abiieez

Reputation: 3189

How to change executable file rights using Inno Setup?

I have created a very simple inno script through a wizard in InnoIDE. However the deployed executable file can be run by normal user. How can I enforce that the user has to run it as administrator through the script ?

[Setup]
AppId={{03E6645E-2C53-4E90-967B-D0833A8EBDAF}
AppName={#MyAppName}
AppVersion={#MyAppVersion}
AppPublisher={#MyAppPublisher}
AppPublisherURL={#MyAppURL}
AppSupportURL={#MyAppURL}
AppUpdatesURL={#MyAppURL}
DefaultDirName={pf}\{#MyAppName}
DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
OutputBaseFilename=setup
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes
PrivilegesRequired=admin

[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"

[Tasks]
Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "                {cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked

[Files]
Source: "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5\Examples\MyProg.exe"; DestDir: {app}; Flags: ignoreversion; Permissions: admins-readexec; 
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Icons]
Name: "{group}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"
Name: "{commondesktop}\{#MyAppName}"; Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Tasks: desktopicon

[Run]
Filename: {app}\{#MyAppExeName}; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,    {#StringChange(MyAppName, '&', '&&')}}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent;

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3034

Answers (2)

user3733975
user3733975

Reputation: 1

easier way To make your application ask for admin permissions:

add this value in registry key for your executable file:

[Registry]
Root: "HKLM"; Subkey: "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers"; ValueType: string; ValueName: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; ValueData: "RUNASADMIN"; Flags: uninsdeletevalue

i prefer usually using above code.

Upvotes: 0

Deanna
Deanna

Reputation: 24253

You can't use Inno to change the permissions or manifest of your application.

To make your application ask for admin permissions, you will need to add the appropriate manifest to it. This is different for each different programming language but many related questions have already been asked and answered.

Upvotes: 3

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