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Earnie Boyd wrote: > [...] > "ntsec" is definitely the wrong option here. If you want extended attributes > you can turn this on with "ntea". CAUTION: doing this on a FAT partition will > cause file in the root of all FAT drives accessed by cygwin to grow a large > file that isn't easily delete-able to be created. Also, all diskettes will > have the "EA DATA" system file as well. 'ntsec' is definitely not the wrong option. 'ntsec' is the better choice if you are using NTFS filesystems. 'ntea' is a hack that uses a cryptic WinNT method for creating and reading hidden file contents. It's hard to erase them later if you need to do so. Moreover the method to save this so called 'extended attributes' on FAT partitions is an impertinence. If you are working with FAT, unfortunately, try a newer snapshot of cygwin1.dll. The simulated file ownership should do it for you. And don't use an account, that is member of the administrators group. In this case the file owner and the user are diverging. Regards, Corinna -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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