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From: "Javier" <fjpp@softhome.net>
Subject: Re: Fortune 1.8.2 broken after upgrading to Cygwin 1.3.20?? (a problem with permissions?)
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 00:04:01 +0100
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"Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin@exposure.org.uk> escribió en el mensaje
news:027f01c2d217$7522c950$15fe86d9@webdev...
> > Maybe is a permits probem /  thing??
> >
> > fortune> whoami
> > javier
> >
> > I have reinstalled the software, and I see that the install program
has
> > given the files over to Administ.Ninguno ("Administrator / None" in
> > spanish) ... but I am logged as "Javier" both in Cygwin and under
> > windows, and am a member of the Administrators group?!
>
>
> That'll be the problem then, as only Administrator has permission to
r(ead),
> w(rite) or (e)x(ecute) the file. If you reset the permissions, so that
> either you are the owner or you have permissions to read/and or write
if you
> need to, on the files fortune should behave normally.
>

Yes, I did chmod +r the files in the dir, and now I can get my fortunes
all right ;)

Thanks for the tip ;:)

What I find somewhat troubling is that the install program assigns the
files to the Adminstrator user??
I mean, shouldn't setup.exe run as "My" user (the same one I am on
Windows? )

Just a thought...

    Javier


> Regards,
>
> Elfyn McBratney
> elfyn@exposure.org.uk
> www.exposure.org.uk
>
>
>


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