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Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 14:56:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "Bill C. Riemers" <cygwin AT docbill DOT net>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cron in cygwin
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On Wed, 7 May 2003, Bill C. Riemers wrote:

> > This is *way* too complicated.  It's fine if you run other things using
> > sysvinit, but if all you want is cron, try the way described in
> > /usr/doc/Cygwin/cron.README (you did read it, didn't you?  that directory
> > contains the necessary instructions specifically for the Cygwin ports --
> > see <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#SEC28>).
>
> Yes, I did try the directions in the README, but they do not work.
> "cygrunsrv" does not have -D option...
>
> cygrunsrv: unknown option -- D

Bill, did you use the *exact* line from /usr/doc/Cygwin/cron.README?

| Install as service like that:
| 	cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D
                                            ^^
The "-a" is a cygrunsrv option.  It tells cygrunsrv to pass the "-D"
option to cron.

> > Regarding your "NOTE 1" below -- is it reproducible?  Could you please
> > post the output of "getfacl filename" before and after "chown filename"?
> > Perhaps Pierre or Corinna could comment on this?
>
> It reproduces 100% of the time.  I've tried it on several different machines
> as well..
>
> $ cd /etc
> $ echo "hi" > foo.txt
> $ chmod 600 foo.txt
> $ getfacl foo.txt
> # file: foo.txt
> # owner: docbill
> # group: None
> user::rw-
> group::---
> mask:rwx
> other:---
>
> $ chown SYSTEM foo.txt
> $ getfacl foo.txt
> # file: foo.txt
> # owner: SYSTEM
> # group: None
> user::rw-
> group::---
> mask:rwx
> other:---

Looks fine to me.  What error do you get if you try "echo 'hi' >> foo.txt"
after that?  What if you try it from a SYSTEM-owned shell?
	Igor
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