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From: "Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]" <BBuchbinder AT niaid DOT nih DOT gov>
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:26:57 -0400
Subject: Postinstall for mintty fails when installing "just for me"
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$ bash --norc --noprofile /etc/postinstall/mintty.sh
/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/c/Documents and Settings/All Users/St=
art Menu/Programs/Cygwin': Permission denied
mkshortcut: Saving "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs=
\Cygwin\mintty.lnk" failed; does the target directory exist?
/bin/chmod: cannot access `/c/Documents and Settings/All Users/Start Menu/P=
rograms/Cygwin/mintty.lnk': No such file or directory
echo $?
1

Thanks,

- Barry
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