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Date: | Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:06:02 -0500 |
From: | "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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On 11/22/2009 11:57 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: > On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) > <reply-to-list-only-lh splat cygwin.com> wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>. Don't feed the spammers. Thanks. >> On 11/22/2009 10:43 PM, Gregg Levine wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >>> $ /usr/bin/cygserver-config >>> Generating /etc/cygserver.conf file >>> chown: changing ownership of `/etc/cygserver.conf': Permission denied >>> >>> >>> Warning: The following function requires administrator privileges! >> >> <snip> >> >>> A good start is either you don't have administrator privileges >>> or a missing cygrunsrv binary. Please check for both. >> >> <snip> >> >>> I happen to have both. Cygwin was installed using the defaults on this >>> laptop who is running Windows Seven and this is the latest of the 1.7 >>> installers. >> >> So you started the terminal you're using with "Run as Administrator"? > Hello! > Close. The terminal is being run from an account with those > privileges. I believe however that it may not be able to gain the > right ones to write into the /etc directory. Not exactly. You aren't running with those privileges. Use "Run as Administrator" from that account so you get the elevated privileges you need. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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