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This PR removes the exclusion of `README.md` from `.prettierignore`. This exclusion was possibly meant to not alter the root `README.md`, but it was also indiscriminately exclusing any `README.md` in subpaths. With this change, we enable the auto format for all `README.md` files, including the one in the root path, as there is no good reason not to. Bug: N/A
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Elevation service
Please see the documentation in upstream Chromium.
When does this get registered
This Windows-specific service is registered for system level installs. There are two ways a system level install can be done:
- UAC prompt raised during Brave install (ex: person has admin privs) and person
clicks
Yesto accept escalation. - Brave installer executable is invoked with
--system-levelargument in command line which has admin privs.
What is the service used for?
Currently, the elevation service is only used to install the Brave VPN
services once the browser detects the product was purchased.
Debugging
The service executable is inside the versioned folder of Brave. It's possible to debug the service interactively by using the following procedure:
- Open
regedit.exe - Navigate to
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{5693E62D-00D6-4421-AFE8-58F3C947436A}](or if building another channel, check here to find the right AppID). - Delete the
LocalServicevalue (should be set to something likeBraveDevelopmentElevationService) and create a new String value calledRunAswith the data value set toInteractive User. - Open an admin
cmd.exeinstance. - Navigate to the path where you built the elevation service executable (ex:
C:\brave\src\out\Component). - Launch the exe via
elevation_service.exe --console. - After debugging, don't forget to undo step 3.
These steps will let you run a locally compiled version of elevation service. This is very helpful for debugging or tracing the logic there.