X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=5.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DONT_USE_RAW_EMAIL_IN_BODY,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,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: Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:30:33 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Fwd: Windows File permissions are not being inherited - Cygwin 1.7 - Windows 7 From: Harie Ram To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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 Do creating any entries in /etc/passwd or /etc/group or /etc/fstab files can overcome this... Thanks On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Vasya Pupkin wrote: > Cygwin uses NTFS ACLs to imitate POSIX style permissions. It can also > be configured to not touch ACL's at all, but setup program ignores > that and messes up permissions every time something is > installed/updated. > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Rolf Campbell > wrote: >> On 2010-09-01 04:00, Harie Ram wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> AFAIK, Cygwin uses POSIX style file permissions, which do not support any >> type of inherited file permissions. >> >> >> -- >> Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html >> FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html >> Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >> >> > > -- > Problem reports: =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: =A0 =A0 =A0http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- 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