> > I tried setting permissions on the above files to 666, which > works but > then I get a problem with permissions on /var/empty. I've > tried dozens > of combinations of users, groups, and permissions on /var/empty to no > avail. Plus, it seems like a Really Bad Idea to have those > files as 666. >
I have permissions for /var/empty/ set to 755, with the owner/group set to SYSTEM.SYSTEM. Check to make sure that SYSTEM is listed in /etc/passwd, and check to see that its UID is 18. Check to make sure that SYSTEM is listed in /etc/group, and check to see that its GID is 18. I'm running Windows 2000. -- 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/
