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On 11/22/2009 10:43 PM, Gregg Levine wrote:

<snip>

> $ /usr/bin/cygserver-config
> Generating /etc/cygserver.conf file
> chown: changing ownership of `/etc/cygserver.conf': Permission denied
>
>
> Warning: The following function requires administrator privileges!

<snip>

> A good start is either you don't have administrator privileges
> or a missing cygrunsrv binary.  Please check for both.

<snip>

> I happen to have both. Cygwin was installed using the defaults on this
> laptop who is running Windows Seven and this is the latest of the 1.7
> installers.

So you started the terminal you're using with "Run as Administrator"?

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