LHelp causes error on exit

[MarkMLl]

just a blind shot:  LHelp was first run out of the installer, so it was running "with root privileges" (UAC elevated user in Vista+ terms, admin user in XP- terms), and all the files created by it in the session inherited this admin-only credentials. Then regular user program indeed can not touch it.

But he specifically said that the files were readable (albeit hidden).

I can see that there might have been a problem if the directory that contained them wasn't writeable and lhelp was trying to create an index in-situ, but that's information we haven't yet been given.

MarkMLl

[Arioch]

But he specifically said that the files were readable (albeit hidden).

sure.

you can read /bin/sh and /bin/bash and /bin/login as mere user can't you? how would you work otherwise

they are perfectly readable, but they are not writeable

[MarkMLl]

they are perfectly readable, but they are not writeable

I'll try again: why would files not being writeable upset lhelp, which one would expect to only need RO access?

MarkMLl

[Arioch]

one would expect to only need RO access?

because that is not so :-)

R/O files are files in Program Files (or /usr/bin, /usr/share) - the files that constitute immutable "product distribution"

%AppData%\* is the home dir, ~/.* - hence the place is supposed to contain mutable temporary files and configs

On my box this file consists of

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