Re: IIS on Windows 7 vs. Cygwin file permissions

2012-12-03 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Henry S. Thompson! >> HST wrote: >>> . . . [IIS and file access] >>> Any suggestions? >> >> Only one: If you intend to mix Cygwin tools with native Windows environment, >> let Windows handle filesystem permissions. >> Or you will never stop running into these issues over and over again

Re: IIS on Windows 7 vs. Cygwin file permissions

2012-12-03 Thread Henry S. Thompson
Andrey Repin writes: > HST wrote: >> . . . [IIS and file access] >> Any suggestions? > > Only one: If you intend to mix Cygwin tools with native Windows environment, > let Windows handle filesystem permissions. > Or you will never stop running into these issues over and over again. Fair point.

Re: IIS on Windows 7 vs. Cygwin file permissions

2012-12-03 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Dec 2 20:42, Henry S. Thompson wrote: > I've spent the last hour trying to find the answer to this on the > Web/in the archives, sorry if it's an FAQ: > > What's the least 'open' way possible using chgrp and chmod g+r to > allow my IIS server to 'see' files on my local disk? At the moment I >

Re: IIS on Windows 7 vs. Cygwin file permissions

2012-12-02 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Henry S. Thompson! > I've spent the last hour trying to find the answer to this on the > Web/in the archives, sorry if it's an FAQ: > What's the least 'open' way possible using chgrp and chmod g+r to > allow my IIS server to 'see' files on my local disk? At the moment I > have found o

IIS on Windows 7 vs. Cygwin file permissions

2012-12-02 Thread Henry S. Thompson
I've spent the last hour trying to find the answer to this on the Web/in the archives, sorry if it's an FAQ: What's the least 'open' way possible using chgrp and chmod g+r to allow my IIS server to 'see' files on my local disk? At the moment I have found only three ways to let IIS see a file at a

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-23 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 03:09:33PM +1000, Stefan Walter wrote: >The loss of the POSIX permissions is fine for me. But what is then the >purpose of tty in the CYGWIN variable? In the context of sshd, setting CYGWIN=tty makes no sense whatsoever. This has been a longstanding source of confusion whi

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-23 Thread Corinna Vinschen
On Apr 23 15:09, Stefan Walter wrote: > Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: >> Stefan Walter wrote: >>> Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: Stefan Walter wrote: > I need this solved, because the current given permission conflict > with the Microsoft DFSr. > > Is there a way to create files

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-23 Thread Andy Koppe
> The loss of the POSIX permissions is fine for me. But what is then the > purpose of tty in the CYGWIN variable? Better Unix terminal emulation in the Cygwin console, but with the drawback that many interactive Windows console apps won't work correctly. Andy -- Unsubscribe info: http://cyg

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Walter
Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: Stefan Walter wrote: Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: Stefan Walter wrote: If you redirect output in cmd.exe to a file (echo "Hello world..." >output.txt), then the file "output.txt" have the file permissions inherited from the parent folder. If you redirect outp

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-22 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Stefan Walter wrote: Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: Stefan Walter wrote: If you redirect output in cmd.exe to a file (echo "Hello world..." >output.txt), then the file "output.txt" have the file permissions inherited from the parent folder. If you redirect output in bash.exe to a file, then t

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Walter
Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: Stefan Walter wrote: If you redirect output in cmd.exe to a file (echo "Hello world..." >output.txt), then the file "output.txt" have the file permissions inherited from the parent folder. If you redirect output in bash.exe to a file, then the file permissions a

Re: MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-22 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Stefan Walter wrote: If you redirect output in cmd.exe to a file (echo "Hello world..." >output.txt), then the file "output.txt" have the file permissions inherited from the parent folder. If you redirect output in bash.exe to a file, then the file permissions are restricted. I need this s

MS-DFSR conflict with cygwin file permissions

2009-04-22 Thread Stefan Walter
If you redirect output in cmd.exe to a file (echo "Hello world..." >output.txt), then the file "output.txt" have the file permissions inherited from the parent folder. If you redirect output in bash.exe to a file, then the file permissions are restricted. I need this solved, because the curr

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

cygwin file permissions problem & solution

2008-01-22 Thread Dave Burns
I open the cygwin bash shell. I right click on the bar and select properties. I check QuickEdit mode's checkbox and click 'ok'. An error window pops up with title: 'Error updating shortcut': "Unable to modify the shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Cygwin\Cygwin Bash She

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

cygwin file permissions change after installation

2005-12-01 Thread H. S.
Hi, 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. I ask because I notic

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

cygwin file permissions

2004-06-25 Thread Havish Koorapaty (NC/EUS)
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 copy or move files to create a new file