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As opposed to a "privileged", a "root" or an "admin" account, a limited account cannot access some potentially destructive features of a given system, such as installing/removing software (or plugins), or changing system-wide configurations.

In the context of operating system users:

A limited account has basic permissions on a computer, which allows to do basic things for day-to-day use, such as sending emails, writing documents, and browsing the internet. [1]

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Installing JDK without administrator privileges

I am trying to install JDK at office laptop but it says I need administrator privileges. I have only access to my own account at work. How can I install the Java Development Kit without administrator rights?
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How to implement a limited feature rollout (language agnostic) to your users?

I would like to know some common or best practices of rolling out a new website feature to a select group of the userbase. The users could be, for example, based solely on a percentage of your overall user base (10%). The rollout should be…
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COM Interop without regasm

I'm a limited user, and I need to write an Outlook macro that exposes a C# library in Outlook 2003 and 2007. I do not have any admin privilges at all, not even at install time, so I can't run RegAsm and I can't (I assume) write a managed…
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Can I install Visual Studio without Admin rights?

I use a machine where I don't have administrator rights. I've been able to run programs without admin rights by extracting the program's .zip file to a directory I have created on my desktop. However, I can't find such a .zip file for Visual…
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C# Application can't read/write to files created by administrator when run in limited user account XP

I have an application that is useable by all users (admin or limited) in .NET (C# specifically). When the application first launches - it creates a few files that it needs in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\ for all subsequent…
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How do I run uWSGI as a limited-access user?

I have Django setup in NGINX + uWSGI. I'm able to get it running fine under my current logged in user (with help from a question I asked few days back) but now I want to run uwsgi --ini uwsgi.ini as a limited-access user. Here is what I've done so…
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How to serve static files in nginx conditionally based on proxy response?

I have a folder /static/uploads/limited and I need to config nginx to serve some files to specific users. I also have an API /api/auth/canIDownloadThis which responses a json like { "result:"true" } How can I make nginx to check the response of…
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Inno Setup won't install to "Program Files" on Win 7 for limited user

Per the subject... I made a Setup.exe with Inno Setup which is supposed to install to "{pf}{#MyAppName}". It does so on Win XP and also Win 7 if I'm logged in with admin rights, but if I try on Win 7 as a limited user, I get this error…
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RAMdisk without previous installation with user privileges (portable mode) on windows

Is there a way to use some kind of RAMdisk without previous installation of RAMdisk software of any kind with user privileges on system windows (XP, Vista or 7 at least)?
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Checking whether a certain root CA is trusted on the system

My objective is to test whether a certain root certification authority is trusted by the active user. I currently have a working solution that I managed to piece together using several other answers1,2, but it seems very convoluted to me, so I'm…
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What is the best way to specify whether InstallPrivileges is limited or elevated at the command line in WIX?

I want to create an MSI in WiX such that it can take a command line parameter to indicate whether it is a per-machine or per-user installation and consequently whether to raise a UAC dialog. What is the best way to accomplish this?
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obtaining the user name of any user

I am currently using the following code to obtain the current user name: String username; { Cursor c = ctx.getContentResolver().query(Profile.CONTENT_URI, new String[]{Profile.DISPLAY_NAME}, null, null,…
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Firebird connection fails for limited user

In my Delphi7 app, I can connect to the database when logged in as Administrator ("Dave"), but not when logged in as a standard or limited user ("Paris"). Happens on XP Home & Vista Business Ultimate 64. I use an alias for the db, and have tried…
Dave Wallace
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Get logged in username in NSIS installer when running as another user [admin]

I created an NSIS installer that requires elevation and also installs some files in the users AppData directory. This works fine as long as the current user is an administrator. If the user is a limited user then they must run the installer as an…
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Huh? Android Preferences page refuses to load after adding SDK 1.6

This one is really weird. I had a perfectly working Eclipse + Android 2.2 SDK working in both Administrator account and LUA (Limited User Account) under Windows XP. Then I decided to add the Android 1.6 SDK (I could do it from an Administrator…
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