From: b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net (Bernard DAUTREVAUX)
Subject: RE: FW: CHMOD not changing mode
14 Dec 1998 05:18:17 -0800
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To: "'Larry Hall (RFK Partners Inc)'" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>,
        "b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net" <b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net>,
        "GnuWin32 Mailing list (Adresse de messagerie)" <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Larry Hall (RFK Partners Inc) [SMTP:lhall AT rfk DOT com]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 10, 1998 15:11
> To:	b DOT dautrevaux AT usa DOT net; GnuWin32 Mailing list (Adresse de messagerie)
> Subject:	Re: FW: CHMOD not changing mode
>
> At 04:14 PM 12/9/98 +0100, Bernard DAUTREVAUX wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	Michael Hirmke [SMTP:mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de]
> >> Sent:	Tuesday, December 08, 1998 21:31
> >> To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> >> Subject:	Re: CHMOD not changing mode
> >>
> >> Hi Brian,
> >>
> >> [...]
> >> >I am trying to change the mode of a file to 777 using "chmod -v 777
> >> >output.dat"
        ....
> >> This one normally doesn't tell you that it has changed mode.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >Brian
> >>
> >> Bye.
> >> Michael.
> >
> >Effectively, cygwin chmod does not print anything, but does not DO anything
> >either:
> >

     .......
> >
> >Regards,
> >	
> >	Bernard,
>
>
> See the mail archives or the mini-FAQ for the "ntea" setting...
>

Does that mean that cygwin is not able to set/reset the standard NTFS/FAT 
ReadOnly attribute on a file?

Regards,

	Bernard

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