ShellException(setx a b /M, exitCode 1, workingDirectory

[laterdayi]

 var shell = Shell();

await shell.run('''
setx a b /M
''');

[alextekartik]

It would help investigation if could add more info (such as which platform, I guess here Windows) and what kind of error (stdout/stderr) you get.

If I try on the command line:

PS C:\Users\Alex> setx a b /M
ERROR: Access to the registry path is denied.

Same if I try in dart code

await run('setx a b');
await run('setx a b /M');

It displays:

$ setx a b
SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.
$ setx a b /M
ERROR: Access to the registry path is denied.

So I guess the error is normal here since it requires elevated rights.

[laterdayi]

@alextekartik

How to elevate permissions through dart or process_run to ensure that they can be executed

[alextekartik]

Unfortunately I don't know how to raise permission but I guess a solution could be found like for other languages (java, node, .net): https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57106543/i-want-to-run-powershell-as-admin-and-execute-a-command-in-the-admin-power-shell