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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Wu Yongwei" <adah AT netstd DOT com>, "cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <3E5DBC86 DOT 1030509 AT netstd DOT com>
Subject: Re: cygwin1.dll, nontsec, and NTFS disk issue
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 11:14:20 -0000
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Wu Yongwei wrote:
> You are correct about file permissions, Christopher.
> 
> We all know that Windows has loose file permissions and all files are
> marked executable by default.  When CYGWIN=nontsec,
> 
> Old behaviour: when an executable is wanted, the system will check by
> extension and content, not file permissions;
> 
> New behaviour: when an executable is wanted, the system will check by
> file permissions on NTFS disks, even though nontsec is set.
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You *are* setting nontsec *before* starting bash, right?

Max.


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