X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:28:57 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: copying from desktop to server changes group and permissions From: Mirko Vukovic To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Hello, when I copy a file from my desktop to the location on our server, it changes permissions and group from root to Domain Users > ls -l tree.eps -rw------- 1 977315 root 69488 2010-06-06 21:02 tree.eps /home/The-Works/invention-disclosures+patents/1590--networked-shh-channels > ls -l /z/tmp/tree.eps -rwxrwxrwx+ 1 977315 Domain Users 69488 2010-08-13 14:12 /z/tmp/tree.eps* /home/The-Works/invention-disclosures+patents/1590--networked-shh-channels > I cannot use chmod or chown to modify either the group or the permissions. I think that affects the behavior of tar and cpio as well. I tried reading the security part of the manual (http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html), but my eyes soon lost focus. Is that where the answer lies? Thanks, Mirko -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple