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From:	"Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
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Subject:	RE: Permissions problems after domain change
Date:	Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:46:15 +0100
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On 16 August 2006 15:10, Chuck wrote:

> One more question on this topic. I still have a lot of files scattered
> around the HD with an owner and/or group of "????????" (numeric uid of
> 4294967295).

  That's -1.

> Most of them are system files like ssh_config or the
> /cygdrive/ directory. What user id and group should own these files?

  'nobody'.  See the thread "group "name" for numberic value 2**32-1?" from
last Friday.  (You did search the archives, then?)


    cheers,
      DaveK
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