From e27d8ee9f48a9cc672c34c45e0d04efa3e571df2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: davidsarah <> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:42:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add information from old WindowsBuild (with tahoe.exe -> tahoe correction) [Imported from Trac: page AdvancedInstall, version 17] --- AdvancedInstall.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/AdvancedInstall.md b/AdvancedInstall.md index 9e3e13d..4a928db 100644 --- a/AdvancedInstall.md +++ b/AdvancedInstall.md @@ -219,4 +219,15 @@ After installing the compilers, repeat the above instructions from step 4 (using #### How do I make it run as a Windows service? - \ No newline at end of file + + +#### How do I make it run under a different user account? + +1. Create the new user account if necessary. + +2. Run tahoe through "runas": +``` +runas /user:Computer\Tahoeuser "bin\tahoe start C:\tahoe-basedir" +``` + +3. Adjust file system permissions as needed and possible (Home Editions of Windows lack user interfaces to modify permissions)