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Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:22:14 +0100
From: Pavel Tsekov <ptsekov AT syntrex DOT com>
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To: "JOSE (GRI)" <gri AT netcom DOT es>
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Subject: Re: CHMOD propblem !!!
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Are you running Windows NT or alike (Win2000 or XP) ? Did you restart
you bash session after setting the CYGWIN variable ?

JOSE (GRI) wrote:

> Hi!
> I can't change permissions using chmod (chmod: changing permissions of
> `a.txt': Permission denied).Although I am the owner of the file.
> 
> I have set CYGWIN=ntsec, and run "mkpasswd -l -g > passwd" and "mkgroup
> -l > group" to set up passwords and groups.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?






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