X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,TW_MK,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: gphelps@ucmerced.edu In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:01:58 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: SSHD Issue Windows 2003 64 bit From: Gary 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 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id p7BH2RC4013483 I've attempted chmod from the terminal and to change the permissions through the standard UI. I've attempted to chown to "SYSTEM", but the user does not exist. Here ar e the permission settings for the /var/empty folder: bash-4.1$ getfacl empty # file: empty # owner: Administrator # group: mkpasswd user::rwx group::r-x mask:rwx other:r-x default:user::rwx default:user:Administrator:rwx default:group::r-x default:mask:rwx default:other:r-x On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Thorsten Kampe wrote: > * Gary (Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:59:14 -0700) >> The logs specify: /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or >> world-writable. > > That's pretty clear, isn't it? > >> I've tried changing permissions, > > What exactly did you try? > >> and also looking on the forums for this >> {http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-02/msg00429.html} I still can't >> figure it out. > > Changing ownership is done with chown and permissions with chmod. > > Thorsten > > > -- > 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 > > -- Gary Phelps -- 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