/**
* Attempts to relaunch the uninstaller with elevated permissions.
*
* @param platform the current platform
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the relaunch was successful, otherwise <tt>false</tt>
*/
private static boolean relaunchWithElevatedRights(Platform platform) {
boolean result = false;
PrivilegedRunner runner = new PrivilegedRunner(platform);
if (runner.isPlatformSupported()) {
try {
if (runner.relaunchWithElevatedRights() == 0) {
result = true;
}
} catch (Exception exception) {
exception.printStackTrace();
}
if (!result) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
null,
"The uninstaller could not launch itself with administrator permissions.\n"
+ "The uninstallation will still continue but you may encounter problems due to insufficient permissions.");
}
} else {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
null,
"This uninstaller should be run by an administrator.\n"
+ "The uninstallation will still continue but you may encounter problems due to insufficient permissions.");
}
return result;
}
