My current equipment is nearly 20 year old ECCI gear that utilizes the built-in HID game controller drivers that come with Windows. Nothing simracing-specific at all as far as software goes. I’m currently in the early “fantasy shopping” phases of a completely new rig build.
While poking around doing my research for new stuff, I’ve come across occasional mentions of SimHub requiring that it be run with Windows administrator level permissions. From those things I’ve seen, it’s been difficult to discern whether it’s only some specific functions of SimHub that require this or if they all do. To clarify, I’m asking specifically about the context of actually using SimHub, not its installation onto your system.
I know this is kind of a huge question considering the number of different things SimHub can do. Any accounts of first-hand experience for specific functions that *did* end up requiring admin permissions would be appreciated.
I’m a middle age guy with an IT background who does not take admin account requirements lightly. You may disagree with me or think I’m paranoid. That’s fine. You do you. As for me, if I’m considering product [X] which is expected to be controlled with SimHub, and requires SimHub to be run with admin permissions, then I would have to think long and hard about how much I really want that particular product.
On a related side note, are there any permissions or security hoops that need to be jumped through with any of the common Vocore or Arduino chip drivers or are they available as full-fledged digitally signed “install ‘em and go” driver packages?
While poking around doing my research for new stuff, I’ve come across occasional mentions of SimHub requiring that it be run with Windows administrator level permissions. From those things I’ve seen, it’s been difficult to discern whether it’s only some specific functions of SimHub that require this or if they all do. To clarify, I’m asking specifically about the context of actually using SimHub, not its installation onto your system.
I know this is kind of a huge question considering the number of different things SimHub can do. Any accounts of first-hand experience for specific functions that *did* end up requiring admin permissions would be appreciated.
I’m a middle age guy with an IT background who does not take admin account requirements lightly. You may disagree with me or think I’m paranoid. That’s fine. You do you. As for me, if I’m considering product [X] which is expected to be controlled with SimHub, and requires SimHub to be run with admin permissions, then I would have to think long and hard about how much I really want that particular product.
On a related side note, are there any permissions or security hoops that need to be jumped through with any of the common Vocore or Arduino chip drivers or are they available as full-fledged digitally signed “install ‘em and go” driver packages?
