> > >after a (stupid) attempt to install an older version of > > cygwin over my > > >current installation (using the "cygwin time machine" mentioned some > > >days ago) I just wanted to throw it away and start anew, but > > the cygwin > > >directory is undeletable. > > > > > >This is due to some symbolic links from versions of > > uninstalled programs > > >pointing to nowhere (i.e. /usr/autotool/devel/bin/automake, > > which is a > > >symlink to automake-1.9). > > >I am able to change owner and permissions of these files to > > whatever I > > >want, but I can not delete them ("Permission denied"). > > > > > >What should I do, to get a clean new install? > > Hi Neven, > > Dunno what's gone wrong here. Let's take a look at those ACLs: open a DOS > prompt, change dir into <cygwin_root>\usr\autotool\bin and show us the output > from > > cacls automake.lnk > > It would be good to make _sure_ you're logged in with the same user name > when > trying to delete it as you were when you installed it, particularly if you ran > setup.exe with the "Install.... Just for me" option. > I'm pretty sure I logged in as the same user and I installed globally.
cacls just says "system can't find the given file" (translation from german). As I deleted everything except those links in the meantime, I think this is ok. Neven -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/