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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:09:00 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au
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(robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au)
Subject: Re: mount points and inetd
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> DJ - perhaps setup should default to 'install for all' ? (If it doesn't
> already)

Setup should default to "install for all" *if* you have administrative
privileges, or to "me only" if you don't.  Patches welcome; I don't
know how to easily test for such privs.

I've also heard rumors that system mounts can't even be *used* by an
account that doesn't have admin privs (does cygwin read the mounts
with a read/write key, or a read-only key?).

Otherwise, if a consensus can be reached about what the best
(i.e. safest) overall defaults are, it's easy to change.  Note that
setup won't change your system if it's doing an upgrade; it defaults
to whatever you had before.

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