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Fwd: Windows File permissions are not being inherited - Cygwin 1.7 - Windows 7


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From: Harie Ram <hari.ram66@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Subject: Windows File permissions are not being inherited - Cygwin 1.7
- Windows 7
To: cygwin-info@cygwin.com


Hi ,

I am currently packaging Cygwin 1.7 i.e. bundling all the files into
an msi and installing it. The requirement is : install only the basic
cygwin packages. Provide permissions to the Cygwin users so that they
can install the packages that they require later.

The issue that I am currently facing is : the modify permissions given
to the INSTALLDIR "C:\Cygwin" using the msi lock permission table is
being inherited through all the subfolders and files. Any new manually
created folders and files anywhere within C:\Cygwin via Windows
explorer or via the Cygwin Bash Shell are inheriting permissions. But
any new installations done by the user by choosing a package from the
Cygwin list are not inheriting the permissions. The installed user who
installs the package has full permissions to delete/modify the folder
and its contents . But the local admin/administrator/system does not
have permissions. It gives an access denied error. These 3 user groups
administrators/system/users are not even being listed in the security
properties of those installed folders.



I have tried editing the /etc/fstab file with the noacl value. Still
its not working. The content of my /etc/fstab file is as follows:



C:/cygwin/bin /usr/bin ntfs binary,auto,noacl 0 0

C:/cygwin/lib /usr/lib ntfs binary,auto,noacl 0 0

C:/cygwin /cygwin ntfs override,binary,auto,noacl 0 0



I am aware of the fact that CYGWIN=nontsec environment variable is
obsolete for this version.



Please help.



Thanks,

HRS

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