At 03:30 PM 1/31/2002, Arek wrote: >AFAIK, Cygwin doesn't use NT user permissions.
Exactly what is the basis for this statement? Have you read the user's guide? The 'ntsec' option of the CYGWIN environment variable does a real nice job of maintaining user permissions in a POSIX way when used as directed. Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/