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Re: chmod and ntsec


At 11:30 AM 2/12/2001, Noel L Yap wrote:
>I'm running CygWin on Win2k with CYGWIN="binmode ntea ntsec tty".  I'm not sure
>what version of CygWin I'm running.
>
>When I try to chmod something, I get a permission denied error.  But I'm able to
>change the permissions through Window's GUI.  What am I doing wrong?  Does chmod
>not support NT security, yet (is it even possible for it to)?  Do I need to
>upgrade?
>
>Thanks much,
>Noel


You'll find allot of good information in the user documentation.  It describes
what you need to do to make ntsec work for you on NTFS partitions.  Check it
out and see if that helps you solve your problems.

http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html



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