X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: Vasya Pupkin Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:14:38 +0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Windows File permissions are not being inherited - Cygwin 1.7 - Windows 7 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 I am facing similar issue and this is actually why I stopped using Cygwin. There is no way to tell setup.exe to stop destroying permissions. And noone seem to care about it. On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Harie Ram wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Harie Ram > Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:11 PM > Subject: Windows File permissions are not being inherited - Cygwin 1.7 > - Windows 7 > To: cygwin-info@cygwin.com > > > Hi , > > I am currently packaging Cygwin 1.7 i.e. bundling all the files into > an msi and installing it. The requirement is : install only the basic > cygwin packages. Provide permissions to the Cygwin users so that they > can install the packages that they require later. > > The issue that I am currently facing is : the modify permissions given > to the INSTALLDIR "C:\Cygwin" using the msi lock permission table is > being inherited through all the subfolders and files. Any new manually > created folders and files anywhere within C:\Cygwin via Windows > explorer or via the Cygwin Bash Shell are inheriting permissions. But > any new installations done by the user by choosing a package from the > Cygwin list are not inheriting the permissions. The installed user who > installs the package has full permissions to delete/modify the folder > and its contents . But the local admin/administrator/system does not > have permissions. It gives an access denied error. These 3 user groups > administrators/system/users are not even being listed in the security > properties of those installed folders. > > > > I have tried editing the /etc/fstab file with the noacl value. Still > its not working. The content of my /etc/fstab file is as follows: > > > > C:/cygwin/bin /usr/bin ntfs binary,auto,noacl 0 0 > > C:/cygwin/lib /usr/lib ntfs binary,auto,noacl 0 0 > > C:/cygwin /cygwin ntfs override,binary,auto,noacl 0 0 > > > > I am aware of the fact that CYGWIN=3Dnontsec environment variable is > obsolete for this version. > > > > Please help. > > > > Thanks, > > HRS > > -- > Problem reports: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http:= //cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-s= imple > -- 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