On 1 September 2010 09:00, Harie Ram wrote: > 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.
Giving users the right to change a global Cygwin install doesn't sound like a terribly good idea. > 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. Administrators can grant themselves the right to access those folders though. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
