From: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 20:24:13 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Windows notes: add a few lines on gaining admin privs for installing
X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre6~714
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1c7bfec5982210b2666a91771777c56338cf4d8d;p=oweals%2Fopenssl.git

Windows notes: add a few lines on gaining admin privs for installing

Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
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diff --git a/NOTES.WIN b/NOTES.WIN
index a2e91201ab..b3d19671bf 100644
--- a/NOTES.WIN
+++ b/NOTES.WIN
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
      PREFIX:      %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
      OPENSSLDIR:  %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
 
+ ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
+ your account is in the Administrators group.  To work around that,
+ start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
+ Administrator" before running 'nmake install'.  The other solution
+ is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
+ --prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
 
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