> I would experiment first with NT file permissions, but rather > embarassingly, I haven't been able to figure out how to get to > NT file permissions under XP (right-click properties doesn't > show a Security tab, and Advanced doesn't show any, and my > disk partition *is* NTFS).
To allow use of the Security tab in XP, open up Explorer (just open My Computer will be sufficient) and then go to Tools->Folder Options. In the View tab, uncheck Use Simple File Sharing' (should be at the bottom). Hope that helps. Genneth -- 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/