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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>, "Francis Litterio" <franl AT world DOT std DOT com>
References: <uwunecrpq DOT fsf AT world DOT std DOT com>
Subject: Re: Question about umask and CYGWIN=ntsec
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 00:10:13 -0000
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Francis Litterio <franl AT world DOT std DOT com> wrote:

> I'm using Cygwin 1.3.12-4 with CYGWIN=ntsec on an NTFS filesystem,
> and I have my umask set to 177, but when I create a new file with
> "touch foo", the permissions on the file are "rwxr-xr-x".
>
> Is there any way to use "ntsec" and not have all newly created files
> appear with execute permissions?

This suggests that ntsec isn't actually on.

ntsec must be in $CYGWIN *before the cygwin-using process starts*

It is best, therefore, to set it in My Computer > Properties > Advanced >
Environment Variables.

Also, note that ntsec is on by default in current versions of Cygwin.


Max.


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