X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <416096c60912240310k55f9a2beud1b80c5c4f20904e@mail.gmail.com> References: <18d205ed0912232115w53adf6ecu315ca55864eda493 AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> <416096c60912240310k55f9a2beud1b80c5c4f20904e AT mail DOT gmail DOT com> Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:47:10 -0500 Message-ID: <18d205ed0912242147u4febc17y34f30a9785aa5306@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Problems with SSHD service partially resolved (Other problem not resolved.) From: Gregg Levine To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Andy Koppe wrote: > 2009/12/24 Gregg Levine: >> My other problems are the typically idiotic Windows problems >> concerning removing a directory (or a directory of directories). The >> system refuses to believe that I have the rights to remove that >> directory. > > Use 'rm -rf' from your new Cygwin install. Much faster than Explorer as well. > > Andy > > -- Hello! Thank you Andy. That did indeed work. I still don't have any idea as to why that did not occur to me. Probably the usual hackers excuse. I checked and found the entire drive visible from inside the install's cygdrive mount point. And I believe I might have solved my SSH problems. More on that later. Incidentally the next time you're visiting NYC Andy, I owe you and Larry a meal at either of the two best delis in the business. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg DOT drwho8 AT gmail DOT com "This signature was once found posting rude messages in English in the Moscow subway." -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple