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Greetings, James Botte!

> (the Windows "find" was being used even though /usr/bin was in the PATH
> before /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32),

This is what you get when you're using Cygwin tools from windows shell (CMD).
(Or so I assume.)

> to constant problems with execute permissions. Funny enough, I was able to
> get the X Server running and did manage to run an xterm and xcalc, although
> I didn't attempt to run anything else before turning back to some basics.

When you have issues with execute bit, you are likely looking at shell script.
Try starting it using /bin/sh /path/to/script

> In short, kindly disregard my long report... I don't think it has anything 
> to do with the Cygwin installation, and a lot to do with interaction with 
> Samba's view of the world.

Samba's view is very flexible. You just have to know how to cook it :P

> I suspect that it could eventually be made to work (turn on xattrs and acls
> on the filesystems for instance),

Pretty much this.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 21.12.2011, <16:26>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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