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From: "Karl M" <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Properly using ntsec, from the beginning
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 07:05:42 -0700
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X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Sep 2001 14:05:43.0015 (UTC) FILETIME=[2D259F70:01C13C5D]

Hi All...

There have been several command scripts posted here for setting up all of 
the file permissions immediately post install. These may be helpful.

Thanks,

...Karl

>From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
>To: cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
>Subject: Re: Properly using ntsec, from the beginning
>Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:59:01 +0200
>
>On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 08:30:41AM -0500, David Monk wrote:
> > How would one go about doing a fresh install on NTFS, whether it be NT 
>or
> > 2000, and use the ntsec option of CYGWIN properly, without having to
> > immediately change file and directory permissions throughout?
> > IOW, is there a proven method to install Cygwin and get a proper 
>filesystem
> > tree with permissions on text files, configuration files, and executable
> > scripts set similar to a typical UNIX filesystem? And also have proper
> > permission manipulation within cygwin.
>
>Setup.exe is not ntsec aware currently and since NT doesn't support
>setting POSIX permissions by default, the answer is no.
>
>Corinna
>
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