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Subject:	Re: Read only flag in C:\cygwin\tmp
Date:	Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:48:50 +0100
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* wishi (Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:44:57 +0100)
> After the initial setup on a Windows XP SP III Cygwin's setup.exe
> creates a Read-Only folder. That normally isn't that big of a problem,
> but screen needs \tmp.
> 
> I tried to change the attributes without any success.
> 
> What do you need to do to change that?

Nothing. Windows doesn't have the concept of "read-only" folders. 
Neither has Cygwin.

Thorsten


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