rust-lang / rust-lang/rustup

[WINDOWS] Auto elevate

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enhancement O-windows
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Description

Describe the problem you are trying to solve

I want to auto-elevate rustup, if it needs administrator permissions on windows

Describe the solution you'd like

Windows has a runas command

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Research direction

The issue concerns rustup on Windows and suggests using the runas command when administrator permissions are needed. Start by tracing the Windows permission-failure path and determining the expected elevation behavior. Done means rustup can auto-elevate the affected operation without disrupting normal non-administrator use, with tests covering the Windows-specific behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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