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Without admin privileges, I know I can create a symbolic link in command line:
mklink /J LinkPath OriginalResourcePath
In C++, I tried using CreateSymbolicLink; however, I got error “A required privilege is not held by the client.” Is there a way to create a symlink/junction to a directory without admin privileges, equipvalent to mklink /j?
Thanks in advance!
What you are creating with
mklink /jis not a symbolic link. It is an NTFS junction. You can create junctions without admin rights, but you needSeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilegeto create a symbolic link. And by default only admin tokens haveSeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege.So, you need to create a junction. This Code Project article shows you how to do that: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/194/Windows-2000-Junction-Points