Francis Litterio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using Cygwin 1.3.12-4 with CYGWIN=ntsec on an NTFS filesystem, > and I have my umask set to 177, but when I create a new file with > "touch foo", the permissions on the file are "rwxr-xr-x". > > Is there any way to use "ntsec" and not have all newly created files > appear with execute permissions?
This suggests that ntsec isn't actually on. ntsec must be in $CYGWIN *before the cygwin-using process starts* It is best, therefore, to set it in My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables. Also, note that ntsec is on by default in current versions of Cygwin. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
