[Bug 57992] New: Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0 changelog says otherwise

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57992

Bug ID: 57992
           Summary: Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0
                    changelog says otherwise
           Product: WineHQ.org
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: www-unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

The Wine wiki FAQ, under the section "Should I run Wine as root?", says that
Windows programs runs as admin, while the Wine 10.0 release notes say that
processes run as a normal user by default.

Wine wiki FAQ - Should I run Wine as root?:
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#should-i-run-wine-as-root

"As far as Windows programs are concerned, you are running with administrator
privileges."

Wine 10.0 release notes:
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-10.0

"Process elevation is implemented, meaning that processes run as a normal user
by default but can be elevated to administrator access when required."

[Bug 57992] Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0 changelog says otherwise

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57992

ToastyBug  changed:

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                 OS|Linux                       |other
           Hardware|x86-64                      |Other

[Bug 57992] Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0 changelog says otherwise

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57992

ToastyBug  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 OS|other                       |Windows

[Bug 57992] Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0 changelog says otherwise

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57992

ToastyBug  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |FIXED

--- Comment #1 from ToastyBug  ---
resolved with new text:
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/wikis/FAQ#should-i-run-wine-as-root

As of Wine 9.4, Wine programs run as a limited user by default, but will
automatically and silently elevate themselves if necessary (in the same
situations that Windows would spawn a UAC prompt), at which point they will
report administrator privileges while still running as the same Unix user.

This is fine for the vast majority of applications, but you may need to
manually "run as administrator", by launching the Wine file explorer
(explorer.exe), navigating to the program, right-clicking, and selecting "Run
as Administrator". This will cause Wine to report administrator privileges but,
again, will not affect permissions on the Unix side.

[Bug 57992] Wiki FAQ says Windows programs run as admin, Wine 10.0 changelog says otherwise

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57992

ToastyBug  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #2 from ToastyBug  ---
Wiki FAQ was updated (see previous comment)