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Subject:  Re: Cygwin install changing permissions
Date:  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:15:09 -0600
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Debbie Tropiano wrote:
[snip]
> It was reported to me that "If you install Windows XP svc pack 2 and
> then install Cygwin, it will lock out permissions to the Administrator
> on many of the critical file folders.   We did not receive an uninstall
> executable to undo the damage, so all we can do is reinstall the OS from
> scratch and reconfigure all the settings on the PCs."

Bad report, many of us have Windows XP sp2 and Cygwin working fine, and sin=
ce
Cygwin's installation doesn't change _anything_ of the Administrator user i=
t is
unlikely that Cygwin will do what is described.

You'll have to look closer to what they did, what user was loged in to inst=
all
Cygwin, what else did that user do, what are the "critical file folders" th=
ey
refer to.

Your procedure seems fine, you can install from a CD that contains a reposi=
tory
of the packages and the setup.exe installer.  Then follow a few simple
instructions to use the CD instead of a network connection and select first=
 the
basic packages (nothing to select really, just finish the installation) and=
 any
other packages wanted.  To really finish the installation they'll probably =
have
to run some scripts (openssh, inetools, etc. have those requirements).

HTH
--=20
Ren=E9 Berber


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