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Date:	Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:04:29 -0500
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On 1/5/2014 11:48 AM, Gerry Reno wrote:
> Is there a way to install Cygwin such that it would only be accessible
> to  Users within a specific Windows Group?
>
> Right now you either get it just for the installing user or for All
> Users.   We would like access to be limited to a Group.

setup*.exe's option for current/all users has more to do with setting up
the services to permit changing the user context.  It's not meant as a
feature to implement some kind of security.  In other words, setup*.exe
does not support limiting access to particular users.

> I could restrict permissions on C:\cygwin but will that interfere with
> running Setup if we want to update packages?

It shouldn't so long as individuals that run setup*.exe have access to
the installation location.  Using Windows security is really the only
way to enforcing the kind of security I believe you're looking for here.

> And then what about the desktop and start menu icons in all the other
> User's desktops who aren't in the Group?

You'd need to remove these after the fact.

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