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Subject:	Re: CMD.EXE able to create files in directories on a shared drive, but bash in cygwin is unable to
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On 5/12/2011 11:47 AM, Keith Christian wrote:
> This permissions problem has existed for awhile, and I'd like to find
> a solution.
>
> CMD.EXE is able to create files inside directories on a standard
> Windows share, but from a Bash shell on Cygwin, a permission denied
> message occurs, and this is in most if not all directories:
>
>          -bash: .cpan/build/foo2: Permission denied

cygcheck output might be helpful.  Also, what kind of device is the share?
Running '/usr/lib/csih/getVolInfo' on the drive (POSIX) path might be
illuminating.


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