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Date: | Mon, 08 Apr 2002 16:26:38 -0400 |
To: | James Nord <teilo AT cdt DOT luth DOT se>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com |
From: | "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: [bug?] binary mount point option in setup |
In-Reply-To: | <3CB1FB40.3050703@cdt.luth.se> |
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At 04:19 PM 4/8/2002, James Nord wrote: >Hi, > >I apear to have found a bug in cygwins setup program 2.125.2.10 > >Description: > >When installing as administrator on XP if you select install for everyone and set the default file format to be unix then the /cygdrive mount point will be binary mode when running as the administrator user. > >mounts are stored in HLKM, however /cygdrive mounts and defaults are stored in HKCU >(see below.) > >So when a user (not administrator) comes to use the cygwin tools /cygdrive is mounted text not binary. > >Why does cygwin store the /cygdrive default in HKCU and not HKLM when installing as multiuser? >why not store the info in HKLM along with the other mount options? Patches cheerfully accepted! >Also I couldn't find a way to change the options without running setup or regedit again. >full drives can be changed with the mount command but /cygdrive only? mount -b -s -c /cygdrive Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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