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[Package Issue]: JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc user install asks for administrator credentials
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Description
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- I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
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Category of the issue
Installation issue.
Brief description of your issue
When trying to install JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc in user scope, the installer asks for administrator credentials. It appears that the flags aren't specified correctly in the installer.yaml file. It specifies:
- Architecture: x64 Scope: user InstallerUrl: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/3.6.2/pandoc-3.6.2-windows-x86_64.msi InstallerSha256: E9A8036CC298AE3D92105D5909C805A0A069CC988E7938703C4041B3E24A13AA InstallerSwitches: Custom: ALLUSERS=1
I believe it should be:
- Architecture: x64 Scope: user InstallerUrl: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/3.6.2/pandoc-3.6.2-windows-x86_64.msi InstallerSha256: E9A8036CC298AE3D92105D5909C805A0A069CC988E7938703C4041B3E24A13AA InstallerSwitches: Custom: ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1
These settings appear to work correctly when I run the installer standalone
Steps to reproduce
Install JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc in user scope using:
winget install -e --id JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc --scope User
Actual behavior
User Account Control window pops up asking for an admin user name and password.
Expected behavior
Application installers in user scope without administrator permission.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.9.25200
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4894
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.24.25200.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
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
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale
Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc entry in installer.yaml and reproduce it with winget install -e --id JohnMacFarlane.Pandoc --scope User. Compare the manifest's installer switches with the reported standalone behavior; the issue is done when a user-scope installation no longer requests administrator credentials.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- yaml
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100