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Date:	Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:53:38 -0400
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On 8/2/2011 12:10 PM, spambouncer AT gmx DOT de wrote:
>> On Jul  6 11:43, Bill Metzenthen wrote:
>>> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>>> If I now try to use cygwin to create anything then it fails (despite
>>>>> it reporting that I have rwx permissions for the directory):
>>>>
>>>> For now, set the mount point for this drive to "noacl".  If you're
>>>> accessing the share via /cygdrive, create a distinct mount point for it.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure that I'm doing this the right way.
>>
>> No.  I meant a distinct mount point, *different* from your cygdrive
>> prefix.  See http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#cygdrive
>>
>> This works:
>>
>>    H: /h xyz binary,noacl 0 0
>>    none /mnt cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0
>>
>> Or this:
>>
>>    H: /myhome xyz binary,noacl 0 0
>>    none / cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0
>>
>> Corinna
>
>
> I'm having the same problems with my $HOME folder, which is on a network
> share. I was able to create an extra mount point for the location,
> unfortunately that didn't help with the original $HOME. Could you please
> describe what I have to do circumvent the permission problem for $HOME?

Access you $HOME folder through the new mount point (i.e. /h or /myhome)
and you should be all set.

-- 
Larry

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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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