On Mar 11 08:40, Charles Plager wrote: > Hi Andrey, > > I understand that Cygwin is emulating POSIX permissions (and, yes, we > already turn this off using the /etc/fstab). What I don't understand > is why it uses "special" permissions and not the standard "read/write" > options that are available. > > One possibility I just though of: Cygwin uses special permissions in > the case where the file is not executable (but readable or > readable/writable)? I guess I can see that.
That, and the FILE_DELETE_CHILD flag. But you're just looking into the simplified output on the security tab. The "advanced" view is a bit more helpful, though not exactly. > I'd still love to hear from anybody who's experienced the vanishing > permissions... Never seen that. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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