Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10145: Win2k8R2 specific: boost::filesystem::is_directory() returns false for a directory under C:\Windows\System32 (was: boost::filesystem::is_directory() returns false for a directory in Windows)

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10145: Win2k8R2 specific: boost::filesystem::is_directory() returns false for a directory under C:\Windows\System32 (was: boost::filesystem::is_directory() returns false for a directory in Windows)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-25 14:54:59

#10145: Win2k8R2 specific: boost::filesystem::is_directory() returns false for a
directory under C:\Windows\System32
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  Reporter:  Martin Ghazaryan                    |      Owner:  bemandawes
  <martin.ghazaryan@…>                           |     Status:  new
      Type:  Bugs                                |  Component:  filesystem
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                    |   Severity:  Problem
   Version:  Boost 1.55.0                        |   Keywords:
Resolution:                                      |
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Comment (by Martin Ghazaryan <martin.ghazaryan@…>):

 Changed the summary correspondingly; here're the exact reproduction steps:

 {{{
 C:\>mkdir C:\Windows\System32\test_dir

 Now try to execute the following statements under a debugger:
 'is_directory()' always returns false for some weird reason.

 boost::filesystem::path dirPath("C:\\Windows\\System32\\test_dir");
 bool isDir = boost::filesystem::is_directory(dirPath);
 }}}

 Note that things work as expected when the directory is created under
 'C:\Windows\System', which features permissions identical to
 'C:\Windows\System32':

 {{{
 C:\>mkdir C:\Windows\System\test_dir

 'is_directory()' normally returns true when passing over the following
 statements:

 boost::filesystem::path dirPath("C:\\Windows\\System\\test_dir");
 bool isDir = boost::filesystem::is_directory(dirPath);
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10145#comment:3>
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