On 2/4/2014 11:09 AM, carolus wrote:
On 2/4/2014 9:10 AM, Andrey Repin wrote:
> How can one remount a hotplugged NTFS external USB drive as noacl? (I
> take it this is necessary to get sensible Windows permissions when using
> rsync for backup. If not, please correct me.)
Change the /cygdrive entry in /etc/fstab
Then you'll get normal Windows permissions everywhere, except, perhaps, the
Cygwin root.
Is this what you mean?
none /cygdrive cygdrive binary,posix=0,user,noacl,override 0 0
Is this a "good thing" to do? I find the following advice from the FAQ
intimidating:
Therefore, the root directory evaluated by Cygwin itself is treated as an
immutable mount point and can't be overridden in /etc/fstab... unless you
think you really know what you're doing. In this case, use the override flag
in the options field in the /etc/fstab file. Since this is a dangerous thing
to do, do so at your own risk.
This is talking about the root directory (/) for Cygwin, not the cygdrive
directory.
Will this affect my permission-dependent stuff like ssh authentication?
If your home directory is under the Cygwin root directory, then ssh
authentication won't be affected.
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Larry
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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