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Access denied when trying to start globally installed syncthing as a normal user
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Cannot run syncthing under normal user when installed with --scope machine
Steps to reproduce
As admin: winget install syncthing.syncthing --scope machine
As normal user I run command: syncthing
Expected behavior
syncthing must start under normal user.
Actual behavior
Access is denied.
Environment
C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages>icacls Syncthing.Syncthing_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Syncthing.Syncthing_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller:(I)(F)
NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller:(I)(CI)(IO)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX)
BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(GR,GE)
CREATOR OWNER:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES:(I)(RX)
APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(GR,GE)
APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES:(I)(RX)
APPLICATION PACKAGE AUTHORITY\ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(GR,GE)
Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
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C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages\Syncthing.Syncthing_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe>icacls Syncthing.Syncthing_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages\Syncthing.Syncthing_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe>icacls syncthing-windows-amd64-v1.27.2
syncthing-windows-amd64-v1.27.2 GD07\Administrator:(I)(F)
GD07\Administrator:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files
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Windows Package Manager v1.6.3482
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.3930
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.3482.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Links
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License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
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Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
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Research direction
Start by reproducing winget install syncthing.syncthing --scope machine as an administrator, then run syncthing as a normal user. Review the reported icacls output and the Windows Package Manager version and environment details. Done means a machine-scoped installation starts successfully for a normal user without access-denied errors.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100