issue2699: restore symlinks on windows when run as admin user

internal/fs/file.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error {
 // Symlink creates newname as a symbolic link to oldname.
 // If there is an error, it will be of type *LinkError.
 func Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
-	return os.Symlink(fixpath(oldname), fixpath(newname))
+	return os.Symlink(oldname, fixpath(newname))
 }
 
 // Link creates newname as a hard link to oldname.

internal/restic/node.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 
 	"bytes"
-	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/fs"
@@ -295,10 +294,6 @@ func (node Node) writeNodeContent(ctx context.Context, repo Repository, f *os.Fi
 }
 
 func (node Node) createSymlinkAt(path string) error {
-	// Windows does not allow non-admins to create soft links.
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		return nil
-	}
 
 	if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Symlink")