Re: TortoiseSVN 1.3.2.5840 requires admin rights for installation

Nick Gilbert wrote:

> > The latest version ofSVN requires admin right for installation. This
> > used not to be the case.
>
> Out of interest, why on earth WOULDN'T a software developer installing
> TSVN have admin rights for their own machine?! They're not nuclear
> missile launch codes - just admin rights on a computer. I'd quit my job
> if I was forced to work without admin rights on my own computer.
>
> Surely the bug is that you don't have admin rights on your machine - not
> that there is a problem with TSVN. :)
>
> Perhaps I've missed something....

Out in the real world, IT departments use security policies on PCs to
protect their investment and assets. Fixing someone's PC because they
installed or uninstalled something nasty costs time and money. Removing
administrator privileges is one method of minimizing downtime,
maintaining security and there fore maximizing uptime.

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Sly
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