Re: need to fix permissions
On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 7:46 PM wrote: > Thank you very much ! > > I didn't see anybody mention that attrib step, in all the _many_ docs that i read. You're welcome. This is probably because file attributes are not actually security attributes. (As an aside: Please remove the responder's email address when replying, as I have done above, to prevent potential spammer harvesting.) Bill -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: need to fix permissions
On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:49:30 -0600 Bill Stewart wrote: > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 6:34 PM wrote: > > the cygwin home folder is giving me a LOT of trouble with access denied. > > > > i've tried takeown and icacls to fix permissions, and strangely it worked > > for _Some_ files, but i still have files which i need to back up which are > > causing "access denied" errors. > > > > i'm hoping someone who understands how cygwin has set permissions can give > > me a way to fix-up the permissions in ntfs land. > > > > The following is what I have used successfully in the past and should reset > everything: > > 1. Open an elevated PowerShell or cmd.exe shell > > 2. Take ownership to Administrators group: > > takeown /F "C:\cygwin" /A /R /D Y > > 3. Reset all file permissions: > > icacls "C:\cygwin" /reset /T /C > > 4. Reset the file attributes: > > attrib -h -r -s "C:cygwin\*" /s > Thank you very much ! I didn't see anybody mention that attrib step, in all the _many_ docs that i read. -- Brian -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: need to fix permissions
On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 6:34 PM wrote: the cygwin home folder is giving me a LOT of trouble with access denied. > > i've tried takeown and icacls to fix permissions, and strangely it worked > for _Some_ files, but i still have files which i need to back up which are > causing "access denied" errors. > > i'm hoping someone who understands how cygwin has set permissions can give > me a way to fix-up the permissions in ntfs land. > The following is what I have used successfully in the past and should reset everything: 1. Open an elevated PowerShell or cmd.exe shell 2. Take ownership to Administrators group: takeown /F "C:\cygwin" /A /R /D Y 3. Reset all file permissions: icacls "C:\cygwin" /reset /T /C 4. Reset the file attributes: attrib -h -r -s "C:cygwin\*" /s Bill -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
need to fix permissions
Hi, Windows question, but since it has to do with the way cygwin has assigned permissions, i thought it would be a relevant questions. i'm in the very unfortunate position of having a PC that won't boot properly. by some miracle i've got access to the C: drive and i'm trying to back up my files to a flash drive. however... the cygwin home folder is giving me a LOT of trouble with access denied. i've tried takeown and icacls to fix permissions, and strangely it worked for _Some_ files, but i still have files which i need to back up which are causing "access denied" errors. i'm hoping someone who understands how cygwin has set permissions can give me a way to fix-up the permissions in ntfs land. any help greatly appreciated. thank you. -- Brian -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation:https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
