Cannot build app in non-admin PowerShell session

[mu88]

Problem description

When trying to build an Electron.NET app in a non-admin PowerShell session, it fails when creating a symlink. When doing the same in an admin shell, everything works nicely.

Versions

• Version: 23.6.2
• .NET: 8.0.300
• Node.js: 20.8.1
• Target: Windows (electronize build /target win)

Steps to Reproduce

1. Clone this repo: https://github.com/mu88/ElectronWebsiteWrapper
2. Open non-admin PowerShell
3. Run dotnet tool restore
4. Run dotnet electronize build /target win

Logs

Build Electron Application...
Arguments:
      target = win
Build ASP.NET Core App for win-x64...
Executing dotnet publish in this directory: C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win
Build ASP.NET Core App for win-x64 under Release-Configuration...
dotnet publish -r win-x64 -c "Release" --output "C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win\bin" /p:PublishReadyToRun=true /p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained
dotnet publish -r win-x64 -c "Release" --output "C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win\bin" /p:PublishReadyToRun=true /p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained
Determining projects to restore...
Restored C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\ElectronWebsiteWrapper.csproj (in 1,26 sec).
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\8.0.300\Current\SolutionFile\ImportAfter\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Solution.targets(36,5): warning NETSDK1194: The "--output" option isn't supported when building a solution. Specifying a solution-level output path results in all projects copying outputs to the same directory, which can lead to inconsistent builds. [C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\ElectronWebsiteWrapper.sln]
ElectronWebsiteWrapper -> C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\bin\Release\net8.0\win-x64\ElectronWebsiteWrapper.dll
ElectronWebsiteWrapper -> C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win\bin\


Start npm install...
npm install --production
npm warn config production Use `--omit=dev` instead.

added 48 packages, and audited 49 packages in 14s

found 0 vulnerabilities
npm notice
npm notice New minor version of npm available! 10.7.0 -> 10.8.1
npm notice Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v10.8.1
npm notice To update run: npm install -g npm@10.8.1
npm notice


ElectronHostHook handling started...
Build Electron Desktop Application...
Executing electron magic in this directory: C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\bin\desktop
Create electron-builder configuration file...
node build-helper.js electron.manifest.json


Package Electron App for Platform win...
npx electron-builder --config=./bin/electron-builder.json --win --x64 -c.electronVersion=23.2.0
ÔÇó electron-builder  version=24.13.3 os=10.0.22631
ÔÇó loaded configuration  file=C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win\bin\electron-builder.json
ÔÇó description is missed in the package.json  appPackageFile=C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\obj\desktop\win\package.json
ÔÇó packaging       platform=win32 arch=x64 electron=23.2.0 appOutDir=C:\Users\MyUser\Documents\Development\GitHub\ElectronWebsiteWrapper\bin\Desktop\win-unpacked
ÔÇó default Electron icon is used  reason=application icon is not set
ÔÇó downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z size=5.6 MB parts=1
ÔÇó downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z duration=1.306s
Ô¿» cannot execute  cause=exit status 2
                  out=
  7-Zip (a) 21.07 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Igor Pavlov : 2021-12-26

  Scanning the drive for archives:
  1 file, 5635384 bytes (5504 KiB)

  Extracting archive: C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627.7z
  --
  Path = C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627.7z
  Type = 7z
  Physical Size = 5635384
  Headers Size = 1492
  Method = LZMA2:24m LZMA:20 BCJ2
  Solid = +
  Blocks = 2


  Sub items Errors: 2

  Archives with Errors: 1

  Sub items Errors: 2

                  errorOut=ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627\darwin\10.12\lib\libcrypto.dylib
  ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627\darwin\10.12\lib\libssl.dylib

                  command='C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\009083ec26dc578f\node_modules\7zip-bin\win\x64\7za.exe' x -bd 'C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627.7z' '-oC:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\024984627'
                  workingDir=C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign
ÔÇó Above command failed, retrying 3 more times
ÔÇó downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z size=5.6 MB parts=1
ÔÇó downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z duration=1.195s
Ô¿» cannot execute  cause=exit status 2
                  out=
  7-Zip (a) 21.07 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Igor Pavlov : 2021-12-26

  Scanning the drive for archives:
  1 file, 5635384 bytes (5504 KiB)

  Extracting archive: C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711.7z
  --
  Path = C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711.7z
  Type = 7z
  Physical Size = 5635384
  Headers Size = 1492
  Method = LZMA2:24m LZMA:20 BCJ2
  Solid = +
  Blocks = 2


  Sub items Errors: 2

  Archives with Errors: 1

  Sub items Errors: 2

                  errorOut=ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711\darwin\10.12\lib\libcrypto.dylib
  ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711\darwin\10.12\lib\libssl.dylib

                  command='C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\009083ec26dc578f\node_modules\7zip-bin\win\x64\7za.exe' x -bd 'C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711.7z' '-oC:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\590551711'
                  workingDir=C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign
ÔÇó Above command failed, retrying 2 more times
ÔÇó downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z size=5.6 MB parts=1
ÔÇó downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z duration=1.133s
Ô¿» cannot execute  cause=exit status 2
                  out=
  7-Zip (a) 21.07 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Igor Pavlov : 2021-12-26

  Scanning the drive for archives:
  1 file, 5635384 bytes (5504 KiB)

  Extracting archive: C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263.7z
  --
  Path = C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263.7z
  Type = 7z
  Physical Size = 5635384
  Headers Size = 1492
  Method = LZMA2:24m LZMA:20 BCJ2
  Solid = +
  Blocks = 2


  Sub items Errors: 2

  Archives with Errors: 1

  Sub items Errors: 2

                  errorOut=ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263\darwin\10.12\lib\libcrypto.dylib
  ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263\darwin\10.12\lib\libssl.dylib

                  command='C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\009083ec26dc578f\node_modules\7zip-bin\win\x64\7za.exe' x -bd 'C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263.7z' '-oC:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\214457263'
                  workingDir=C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign
ÔÇó Above command failed, retrying 1 more times
ÔÇó downloading     url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z size=5.6 MB parts=1
ÔÇó downloaded      url=https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder-binaries/releases/download/winCodeSign-2.6.0/winCodeSign-2.6.0.7z duration=1.121s
Ô¿» cannot execute  cause=exit status 2
                  out=
  7-Zip (a) 21.07 (x64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Igor Pavlov : 2021-12-26

  Scanning the drive for archives:
  1 file, 5635384 bytes (5504 KiB)

  Extracting archive: C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791.7z
  --
  Path = C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791.7z
  Type = 7z
  Physical Size = 5635384
  Headers Size = 1492
  Method = LZMA2:24m LZMA:20 BCJ2
  Solid = +
  Blocks = 2


  Sub items Errors: 2

  Archives with Errors: 1

  Sub items Errors: 2

                  errorOut=ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791\darwin\10.12\lib\libcrypto.dylib
  ERROR: Cannot create symbolic link : A required privilege is not held by the client. : C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791\darwin\10.12\lib\libssl.dylib

                  command='C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\009083ec26dc578f\node_modules\7zip-bin\win\x64\7za.exe' x -bd 'C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791.7z' '-oC:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign\928637791'
                  workingDir=C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\electron-builder\Cache\winCodeSign
ÔÇó Above command failed, retrying 0 more times


... done