Permissions On File Changed After Install

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Hi All

I am not sure if our SetupBuilder install set could have done the
following - change the permission status of an ISAM file that it is
replacing in a folder. Is this possible?

The reason I ask is that a client phoned in with one of files no longer
visible from any workstation. Upon investigation it had a little
padlock below the icon. Could running an install into the folder have
done that?

Cheers
Andre

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Andre,

> I am not sure if our SetupBuilder install set could have done the
> following - change the permission status of an ISAM file that it is
> replacing in a folder. Is this possible?
>
> The reason I ask is that a client phoned in with one of files no longer
> visible from any workstation. Upon investigation it had a little padlock
> below the icon. Could running an install into the folder have done that?

No. SetupBuilder does *not* change the permission status of a file or
folder.

But if you have a locked file situation and Windows needs a reboot to
replace a locked (in-use) file, then it's very well possible that Windows
changes the permission. Windows does not copy over the permission entries
in this case.

To avoid this, you can try the following: A.) check if there are no locked
(in-use) files before doing the update -and/or- B.) set the temporary file
folder for SetupBuilder to the installation folder (using "Set Temporary
File Folder..." script function).

Friedrich

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http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?44802-After-installation-the-exe-has-a-padlock-on-it&p=80752#post80752

Friedrich

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Thanks Friedrich - it may have been open :-(

Andre Labuschagne

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Thanks - may need your help but will investigate and try it.

Andre Labuschagne