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Re: Cygwin DLL 1.7.9 on Windows 7: Can't create files/folders on network drive
On Aug 4 15:20, Paul wrote:
> Paul <Paul.Domaskis <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> >
> > At my workplace, I upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit and installed
> > Cygwin DLL 1.7.9. I can create files/folders in the
> c:/cygwin/home/MyUserName
> > subtree, but I can't seem to create files/folders in my personal filespace
> on
> > a network drive. My filespace is mapped to "i:/", which I access
> > as /cygdrive/i . I own it and have write permission, and I can also create
> > files/folders in that subtree using Windows Explorer. I had no problems
> when
> > I was using Windows XP (and a much older version of Cygwin).
> >
> > What more can I do to troubleshoot the cause? I intend to work primarily on
> > the network drive because of the safety nets (can recover lost files). I
> need
> > cygwin on the local machine because I need access to it when I'm on the road.
>
> Sorry, I neglected to specify that the problem with creating files/folders on
> the network drive is "Permission denied". I can, however, use "rm -rf" to
> remove folders.
Try the latest developer snapshot from http://cygwin.com/snapshots/
Just exchanging the DLL is enough. It should fix that problem.
Corinna
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