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diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index d8b87fd..2eadccb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -1395,12 +1395,15 @@ Files and Directories .. note:: - The *SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege* is required in order to create - symlinks, so the function is only available when the privilege is held. - This privilege is not typically granted to regular users but is available - to accounts which can escalate privileges to the administrator level. - Either obtaining the privilege or running your application as an - administrator are ways to successfully create symlinks. + The *SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege* is required in order to successfully + create symlinks. This privilege is not typically granted to regular + users but is available to accounts which can escalate privileges to the + administrator level. Either obtaining the privilege or running your + application as an administrator are ways to successfully create symlinks. + + + :exc:`OSError` is raised when the function is called by an unprivileged + user. Availability: Unix, Windows. |