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Re: cygwin installation fails in Windows 10 when running with --quite-mode


I can upload VirtualBox VM which demonstrates the problem - this is
14GB image for VirtualBox 5.1.30

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Arkady <larytet@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another clue - flags -d -n -N probably solve the problem or make the
> problem very rare
>
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Arkady <larytet@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have little doubt that here is a bug in the Cygwin installer. I
>> reproduce the problem
>> consistently. I use the following command 10 times
>> setup-x86.exe -q -s http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com
>> The setup fails one time of three in my Win10 64 bits setup.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Arkady <larytet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de> wrote:
>>>> Arkady writes:
>>>>> setup-x86_64.exe -q -p wget -v
>>>>>
>>>>> The installation fails with the last line "Changing gid to
>>>>> Administrators" and a small dialog box "setup-x86_64.exe" has stopped
>>>>> working A problem caused the program to stop working correctly..."
>>>>
>>>> That is usually caused by BLODA that recognizes an application that
>>>> tries to elevate itself while run from some script.  The solution may be
>>>> as simple as to remove the ADS annotation that says "this executable was
>>>> downloaded from the dangerous internet" or you may have to explicitly
>>>
>>> Thank you, Achim,
>>>
>>> I am running in the Administrator console - there is "Administrator:
>>> Command Prompt" at the top
>>> of the windows. I am pulling the file from Internet using a power shell script.
>>> According to dir /R there is only one data stream for the file
>>>
>>>> except setup.exe someplace.  Other potential solutions are to start the
>>>> CMD or script with administrative privileges so setup doesn't need to
>>>> elevate itslef or use a program like runas that can start setup directly
>>>> with elevated privileges.  Which of these is most appropriate to your
>>>> environment is something you'll have to find out yourself.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Achim.
>>>> --
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