Mail Archives: cygwin/2010/07/06/15:45:26
On 7/5/2010 12:18 PM, ppmoore wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I' trying to use a BASH script running on Cygwin to change the name of a
> large number of Windows files. The filenames are in DOS 8.3 format. My
> script reads a translation file that lists each DOS 8.3 filename, and the
> corresponding correct filename.
>
> The problem is that the script cannot change the filenames because it
> doesn't have sufficient priority.
>
> On Cygwin, the files are listed as follows:
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p29077481/cygwin.png
>
> On Windows, I manually modified the file to have the permissions:
> Authenticated Users: Full control
> Users (<machine name>\Users): Full control
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p29077481/win7.png
>
> I'm running Cygwin from the same Windows accounts I use to access these
> files,
>
> Why, when I manually change the file permissions from Window, are the
> updated permissions not visible from within Cygwin? Why can't I modify the
> permissions from within Cygwin, since it is the same account?
>
> I've rerread the Cygwin documentation (Chapter 2), but I couldn't see
> anything there.
>
> Can anyone help?
You need to decide which set of permissions you want to use, POSIX or
Windows, with Cygwin. If the former, read
<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-ids>
and run 'mkpasswd' and 'mkgroup' with the appropriate flags for your
installation to get your user and group in the '/etc/passwd' and '/etc/group'
files. If you prefer to use Windows permissions only, set the 'noacl' option
for all the mount points for which you want Windows permissions
(http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-utils.html#mount).
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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