3 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/settings.rb b/lib/puppet/util/settings.rb
index caaf61b7b..3039a7b0a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/settings.rb
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ if @config.include?(:run_mode)
   # Create the transportable objects for users and groups.
   def add_user_resources(catalog, sections)
     return unless Puppet.features.root?
+    return if Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
     return unless self[:mkusers]
 
     @config.each do |name, setting|
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/settings/file_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/util/settings/file_setting.rb
index 0fa65d846..f02a0c547 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/settings/file_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/settings/file_setting.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ class Puppet::Util::Settings::FileSetting < Puppet::Util::Settings::Setting
     if Puppet[:manage_internal_file_permissions]
       resource[:mode] = self.mode if self.mode
 
-      if Puppet.features.root?
+      # REMIND fails on Windows because chown/chgrp functionality not supported yet
+      if Puppet.features.root? and !Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
         resource[:owner] = self.owner if self.owner
         resource[:group] = self.group if self.group
       end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb b/lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb
index 697bce111..d2772002e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,20 @@ module Puppet::Util::SUIDManager
   module_function :groups=
 
   def self.root?
-    Process.uid == 0
+    return Process.uid == 0 unless Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
+
+    require 'sys/admin'
+    require 'win32/security'
+
+    # if Vista or later, check for unrestricted process token
+    begin
+      return Win32::Security.elevated_security?
+    rescue Win32::Security::Error => e
+      raise e unless e.to_s =~ /Incorrect function/i
+    end
+
+    group = Sys::Admin.get_group("Administrators", :sid => Win32::Security::SID::BuiltinAdministrators)
+    group and group.members.index(Sys::Admin.get_login) != nil
   end
 
   # Runs block setting uid and gid if provided then restoring original ids