[mythtv-commits] Ticket #7764: Don't require elevated rights to start windows frontend

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#7764: Don't require elevated rights to start windows frontend
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 Reporter:  Jeff Lu <jll544@…>          |       Owner:  nigel  
     Type:  patch                       |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor                       |   Milestone:  unknown
Component:  Ports - Windows             |     Version:  head   
 Severity:  medium                      |     Mlocked:  0      
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 Attached patch removes the ping code from the windows port, replacing it
 with the system ping command as done on other platforms.  Creation of a
 raw socket is a privileged operation, so the old implementation required
 the frontend to run with elevated rights, generating an annoying UAC
 prompt on Vista and Windows 7.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/7764>
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