[New-bugs-announce] [issue9332] Document requirements for os.symlink usage on Windows

[Brian Curtin]

New submission from Brian Curtin <curtin at acm.org>:

#1578269 introduced os.symlink support for Windows 6.0, but it requires the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege privilege to be enabled for the calling user, which is not always the case. Documentation needs to be added on the specific details here, possibly including a method to request privilege escalation.

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assignee: brian.curtin
components: Documentation
messages: 111207
nosy: brian.curtin, jaraco
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: Document requirements for os.symlink usage on Windows
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.2

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