Re: Please Help - Problems installing cygwin...

2003-12-03 Thread Mike Curtis
Hello Brian. After a fresh Cygwin install, I encountered the same error: bash: /etc/profile: Permission denied So I just right clicked the file, selected properties, selected the security tab, and gave myself read and write permission. Now Cgwin bash runs correctly without error. *Mike -- Unsu

Re: Please Help - Problems installing cygwin...

2003-10-01 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
Brian, All suggestions for improvement, as well as Cygwin-related comments and questions, should go to the Cygwin list. Please avoid sending personal e-mail unless specifically requested. FWIW, the (volunteer) FAQ and User's Guide maintainers read this list. It would help them immensely if you

Re: Please Help - Problems installing cygwin...

2003-10-01 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
Brian, The main issue is what should be done *before* setup runs, rather than after everything is installed. If you manually create c:\cygwin and give it the correct permissions (*not* inherited, owned by Administrators, full permissions to owner, read/execute by everyone else), you should be abl

Re: Please Help - Problems installing cygwin...

2003-10-01 Thread hayward
Just an update. I tried it again, downloading packages again this time. So far, the latest version of cygwin has only worked on one Win2K system for me, it has failed on three others. On the other three, I am logging into a system that is part of a domain. I ruled out "PATH" being a problem