[EXT] TL 2024 cannot be installed on some Windows computers (again!)

[Denis Bitouzé]

Sorry I forgot to say that I executed PowerShell as an administrator. 

(And sorry, I'm not on my computer and currently can't answer with the context).

----- Mail original -----
> De: "Zdenek Wagner" <zdenek.wagner at gmail.com>
> À: "Denis Bitouzé" <denis.bitouze at univ-littoral.fr>
> Cc: "tex-live" <tex-live at tug.org>
> Envoyé: Vendredi 6 Décembre 2024 16:41:45
> Objet: Re: [EXT] TL 2024 cannot be installed on some Windows computers (again!)

> pá 6. 12. 2024 v 16:24 odesílatel Denis Bitouzé
> <denis.bitouze at univ-littoral.fr> napsal:
>>
>> > De: "Zdenek Wagner" <zdenek.wagner at gmail.com>
>> > À: "Denis Bitouzé" <denis.bitouze at univ-littoral.fr>
>> > Cc: "Philip Taylor" <P.Taylor at rhul.ac.uk>, "tex-live" <tex-live at tug.org>
>> > Envoyé: Vendredi 29 Novembre 2024 18:24:19
>> > Objet: Re: [EXT] TL 2024 cannot be installed on some Windows computers (again!)
>>
>> > As the name says, install-tl-windows.bat is for windows.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm in the class room with my students and I can test again.
>>
>> I ran:
>>
>> .\install-tl-windows.bat -no-gui
>>
>> but this failed as well with the message:
>>
>> [...]
>> Installing [6/6, time/total: 00:05/00:17]: tlperl.windows [10352k]
>> tar: Cannot open
>> C:\Users\maelys\AppData\Local\Temp\Fkb1hd_W8Q\bECMJCl13R/tlperl.windows.r69939.tar:
>> Permission denied
>> TLUtils::untar: D:\tlpkg\installer\tar.exe xmf
>> C:\Users\maelys\AppData\Local\Temp\Fkb1hd_W8Q\bECMJCl13R/tlperl.windows.r69939.tar
>> failed (in C:/texlive/2024)
>> TLPDB::_install_data: untar failed for D:/archive/tlperl.windows.r69939.tar.xz
>>
> Maybe I am wrong but it seems to be installed by a normal user into
> C:\texlive\2024. If C:\texlive does not exist, a user without
> administrative rights cannot create it. Then subfolder 2024 can only
> be created if permissions of C:\texlive allow it. Isn't this the
> problem?
> 
>> (full details in the join log.txt file)
>> --
>> Denis
> 
> 
> Zdeněk Wagner
> https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/

-- 
Denis