'ntsec' is on by default since since Cygwin package 1.3.13. Larry
Original Message: ----------------- From: Chris K Ellsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:44:05 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: All Windows-created files seem to have mode -rwxrwxrwx you probly need ntsec also ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan Dobrianov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: All Windows-created files seem to have mode -rwxrwxrwx > Sorry is this has been asked 1000 times, but even though there are many > references to permissions setting in the FAQ and User guide, nohting > explains the following. > > THE FACTS: I have "Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service > Pack 1" and Cygwin cygwin_1.3.14-1 gotten and installed yesterday, with > settings "CYGWIN = `ntea'" and the disks are NTFS, e.g.: > e: hd NTFS 70001Mb 13% CP CS UN PA FC DATA > > THE PROBLEM: All is well except that all Windows-created files seem to > have permissions -rwxrwxrwx. Including text files created by say > Notepad. All are "executable". > > I have no problem with reading or chaning permissions from inside > Cygwin. Also files created from Cygwin have reasonable permissions: > -rw-rw-rw-. It is just file created from Windows applications that are > always executable. > > Any clues? Thanks! > > PS: I do not want to bother with 'ntsec' - security is not an issue at > the moment. > PS2: I have used previous versions of cygwin on a number of NTFS-disked > machins and never seen this. > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
