Note: This API documentation is for FAKE version 4. The migration API documentation can be found here. The API documentation for the new fake 5 modules can be found here

PermissionsHelper

Contains functions which allow to deal with permissions.

Functions and values

Function or valueDescription
isAdmin(identity)
Signature: identity:WindowsIdentity -> bool

Returns whether the given user has administrator permissions.

Parameters

  • identity - The windows identity of the user in question.
requiresAdmin(f)
Signature: f:(unit -> '?10447) -> '?10447
Type parameters: '?10447

Checks that the current user has administrator permissions - otherwise it throws an exception.

Parameters

  • f - This Function will be excuted if the use has the right permissions.

Sample

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Target "Install" (fun _ -> 
     requiresAdmin (fun _ -> installMSI())
 )