Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Reply-To: Cygwin List Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.0.20040115180330.038a7db8@127.0.0.1> X-Sender: Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:07:40 -0500 To: "GarulfO:<>" , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Larry Hall Subject: Re: Installed files permissions after an update of cygwin In-Reply-To: <40071A21.4070003@free.fr> References: <40071A21 DOT 4070003 AT free DOT fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 05:54 PM 1/15/2004, GarulfO:<> you wrote: >Hello, > >I recently update my Cygwin version. > >The first bit (execution) of the permission is set for all my files, for group and sometimes other. Windows sets the execution bit on all files it creates. Is that what you're seeing? >Did I make a bad manipulation ? Perhaps, unless it's the issue I mentioned above. >Can I correct this problem ? Sure. Use 'chmod' unless you're not on NT/W2K/XP/W2K3/LMNOP... or working on a FAT/FAT32 file system. >I saw an old mail on this subject but with no reponse. And I couldn't find more info in FAQ. That's cause your question isn't really an FAQ AFAICT. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/