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groff and Vista privileges |
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Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:08:29 -0800 |
Werner, I have been happily using groff for perhaps 10 years on W2K and
subsequently XP machines. I just got an new Dell XPS laptop with Vista. On
this machine with this operating system I cannot get groff to complete. I
think this problem must be very common in Vista circles, but extensive
searching on the web has not produced a solution.
In earlier trials I was getting the message
smay7% fp -s test
C:\Applications\groff\bin\groff:fatal error: open stdout: Permission denied
Saved test in test.ps
smay7%
After thrashing around a lot trying to debut I am getting
smay7% fp -s test
C:/Applications/groff/bin/groff: cannot execute: The requested operation
requires elevation.
Saved test in test.ps
smay7%
Please note that if is log on as Administrator, the program runs successfully.
However when I logon as myself (another user with Administrator privileges) I
get the message above. I think that the program is trying to write
intermediate files in the C:/ directory. With Vista, if I otherwise try to
write or save to this directory a window pops up asking for confirmation that I
really want to write to this restricted directory. My confirming "click" is
only valid if I have Administrator privileges. I think groff or one of it's
children may be trying to write to C:/ but is not configured to ask for, or not
need, permission. Have you heard or are able to contribute something on this
issue. Thanks in advance, John
Dr. John W. Smay
705A North Lucia Avenue
Redondo Beach, Ca. 90277
Phone/Fax 310 318-8566
email: address@hidden
web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~jwsmay/
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