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Re: How to delete a file without owner and group?
On 3/2/2010 11:51 AM, Charles D. Russell wrote:
On 3/2/2010 3:15 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
Does <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-ids>
answer your question?
Is there a short answer, one that does not require understanding how it
all works? One thing I like about Cygwin is that I don't have to learn
anything about Windows. So far I've always been able to get rid of
intractable Windows files using Cygwin with chmod 777 and chown, but
this seems to be an example where that won't work.
There might be a "shortcut" solution but that doesn't help in finding
the root of the problem. In essence, your '/etc/passwd' and '/etc/group'
files don't know the Windows group and user ID (SID). These files are
created by '/etc/postinstall/passwd-grp.sh'. Since I don't know how to
reproduce what's been reported, I can't offer anything more than WAGs at
possible solutions that would cure the symptoms. But I'd prefer to see
more information that would help to clarify and resolve the actual problem.
Any chance you could file a problem report that might help in that regard?
<http://cygwin.com/problems.html>
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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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