File permissions when using ACLs

Hi, Short version: When writing to network drives (and probably local ones) as Cygwin is setup by default, we see the permissions being set using the ACLs where creator owner is given full control and creator group are given read/execute, but by setting special permissions instead of just having

Re: File permissions when using ACLs

Greetings, Charles Plager! Short version: When writing to network drives (and probably local ones) as Cygwin is setup by default, we see the permissions being set using the ACLs where creator owner is given full control and creator group are given read/execute, but by setting special

Re: File permissions when using ACLs

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

Re: File permissions when using ACLs

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

Re: File permissions when using ACLs

Charles Plager writes: * Anybody else experience files that lose all permissions? Any suggestions on resetting the file (short of reformatting the drive)? Ahem. Yes, that has happened once to me. I don't know how the IT guys fixed it exactly, but they eventually deleted that file without