RE: cygwin file permissions problem & solution

2008-01-23 Thread Dave Korn
On 23 January 2008 10:22, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > Dave! > > On Jan 23 10:16, Dave Korn wrote: >> If you installed CygWin [...] > ^ > w > > :) > Corinna I didn't do it! It was a verbatim quote! Blame the OP! ;) cheers, DaveK -- Can'

Re: cygwin file permissions problem & solution

2008-01-23 Thread Corinna Vinschen
Dave! On Jan 23 10:16, Dave Korn wrote: > If you installed CygWin [...] ^ w :) Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info:

RE: cygwin file permissions problem & solution

2008-01-23 Thread Dave Korn
On 23 January 2008 04:40, Dave Burns wrote: > I'm sending this on the off chance it will help someone. I googled > that error message and came up dry. I was shocked! > > > Your search - "ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start > Menu\Programs\Cygwin\Cygwin" - did not match any documents. > "Check to

Re: cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread René Berber
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 H. S. wrote: [snip] > hmm .. I don't know about this. I don't seem to have any file with > SYSTEM as the user: > $ find /cygdrive/d/cygwin/ -name * -user system > $ find /cygdrive/d/cygwin/ -name * -user SYSTEM > > the above commands give me nothing.

Re: cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread H. S.
Brian Dessent wrote: "H. S." wrote: As you mention, there are so many sites that tell you to do chmod system:system that it made wonder what was the real deal behind this. In fact it is required that certain files and directories be owned by the user that runs sshd (which in most cases is S

Re: cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread Brian Dessent
"H. S." wrote: > As you mention, there are so many sites that tell you to do chmod > system:system that it made wonder what was the real deal behind this. In fact it is required that certain files and directories be owned by the user that runs sshd (which in most cases is SYSTEM.) But ssh-host-c

Re: cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread H. S.
Brian Dessent wrote: "H. S." wrote: Am I supposed to make any changes to certain files's permissions after installing Cygwin? I installed Cygwin (ver 1.5.18-1) and noticed that many websites suggesting changing certain files' permissions to system:system. This installation was on Windows XP co

Re: cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread Brian Dessent
"H. S." wrote: > Am I supposed to make any changes to certain files's permissions after > installing Cygwin? I installed Cygwin (ver 1.5.18-1) and noticed that > many websites suggesting changing certain files' permissions to > system:system. This installation was on Windows XP computer. If you'r

RE: cygwin file permissions

2004-06-28 Thread Havish Koorapaty (NC/EUS)
PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: cygwin file permissions At 06:03 PM 6/25/2004, you wrote: >Hi, > >I am having a strange problem with my cygwin installation and I was wondering if you >could help me. I have cygwin installed on a Windows 2000 machine running NFS Maestro >to link to

Re: cygwin file permissions

2004-06-25 Thread Larry Hall
At 06:03 PM 6/25/2004, you wrote: >Hi, > >I am having a strange problem with my cygwin installation and I was wondering if you >could help me. I have cygwin installed on a Windows 2000 machine running NFS Maestro >to link to my unix drives. When I open an xterm and cd into my unix drive, I can c