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On 4/13/2023 11:03 PM, Eliot Moss via Cygwin wrote:
> Dear cygwin'ers -
> 
> I seem to be caught in a bind with the Cygwin permissions setup.
> 
> ssh insists that ~/.ssh/config have permissions no less permissive than rw------- (600).

---> should have read no *more* permissive (sent too late at night!)

> However, my backup program runs as SYSTEM and needs access.  I tried to
> provide that access by adding an ACL g:SYSTEM:r-x, but that appears as
> rw-r-x--- and ssh doesn't like it.
> 
> I seem to recall that at some point in the past we agreed to ignore the
> permissions given to SYSTEM when computing effective permission (e.g., as
> output by ls -l).  That would suit the purpose.
> 
> Did something change?  or am I misremembering the solution to the conundrum?
> 
> Note: I have Administrator privilege on my machine, but that doesn't help,
> since the backup tool runs under SYSTEM, a different account.
> 
> Best wishes - Eliot Moss
> 

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