On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com> wrote: > On 11/22/2009 11:57 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: >> >> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) >> <reply-to-list-only-lh splat cygwin.com> wrote: > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>. Don't feed the spammers. > Thanks. > >>> On 11/22/2009 10:43 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> $ /usr/bin/cygserver-config >>>> Generating /etc/cygserver.conf file >>>> chown: changing ownership of `/etc/cygserver.conf': Permission denied >>>> >>>> >>>> Warning: The following function requires administrator privileges! >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> A good start is either you don't have administrator privileges >>>> or a missing cygrunsrv binary. Please check for both. >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> I happen to have both. Cygwin was installed using the defaults on this >>>> laptop who is running Windows Seven and this is the latest of the 1.7 >>>> installers. >>> >>> So you started the terminal you're using with "Run as Administrator"? > > >> Hello! >> Close. The terminal is being run from an account with those >> privileges. I believe however that it may not be able to gain the >> right ones to write into the /etc directory. > > Not exactly. You aren't running with those privileges. Use "Run as > Administrator" > from that account so you get the elevated privileges you need. > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 >
Hello! That did work. Thank you Larry. I owe you something or other over coffee and pastry at someplace other then Starbucks the next time your visiting the City. Or a meal at two of the best delis in the City. I freely confess I haven't worked with Cygwin since the Windows98SE time frame so this capability is a big thing. Now I just need to enable the services I'll need from there. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drw...@gmail.com "This signature was once found posting rude messages in English in the Moscow subway." -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
