From: jeffdbREMOVETHIS AT netzone DOT com (Mikey) Subject: cygwinb19.1.dll sh.exe still won't run shell scripts from path + workaround 15 Mar 1998 08:21:00 -0800 Message-ID: <350c6615.31663689.cygnus.cygwin32.developers@smtp.netzone.com> Reply-To: jeffdbREMOVETHIS AT netzone DOT com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com, cygwin32-developers AT cygnus DOT com Has anyone else noticed this or am I crazy? setting the system bit via "command.com /c attrib +s scriptname" allows them to run, but I don't think that this is a good permanent solution. MIKEY:/usr$ head bin/whatis #!/bin/sh # # whatis -- search the whatis database for keywords. Like apropos, # but match only commands (as whole words). # # Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, John W. Eaton. # # You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public # License as specified in the README file that comes with the man # distribution. MIKEY:/usr$ sh $ whatis junk whatis: permission denied $ ls -l /bin/sh.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 Mikey everyone 55808 Feb 26 11:24 /bin/sh.exe MIKEY:~$ aclocal --help Usage: aclocal [OPTIONS] ... --acdir=DIR directory holding config files --help print this help, then exit -I DIR add directory to search list for .m4 files --output=FILE put output in FILE (default aclocal.m4) --verbose don't be silent --version print version number, then exit Report bugs to MIKEY:~$ sh $ aclocal --help aclocal: permission denied ===================================================== Linux a platform built by, and for users, standing on the firm legs of reliability, and speed. Microsoft Windows, a platform without a leg to stand on. (jeffdbREMOVETHIS AT netzone DOT com) delete REMOVETHIS from the above to reply Mikey