thank you very much for what to look for. i will report status after checking.
On September 13, 2024 9:49:44 PM PDT, Brian Inglis via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote: >On 2024-09-13 18:06, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote: >> >> On Fri, 13 Sep 2024, Brian Inglis via Cygwin wrote: >>> On 2024-09-13 14:02, S. Cowles via Cygwin wrote: >>>> >>>> i have a clean install of cygwin on a win11pro box. when i install cyg-x >>>> (via https://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing), i >>>> get the following error: >>>> >>>> Package: _/xinit >>>> xinit.sh exit code 3 >>> >>> Where are you seeing this error? >> >> final error reporting window of setup-x86_64.ext instance >> >> >>>> the result of the error is no access to any cyg-x apps via start menu, >>>> etc. what is the proper way to fix this error? >>> >>> What does it show in /var/log/setup.log.full? >> >> >> attached. >> >> relevant lines appear to be: >> mkshortcut: Saving "/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start >> Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/XWin Server.lnk" failed; does the target directory >> exist? >> mkshortcut: Saving "/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start >> Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/User script.lnk" failed; does the target directory >> exist? >> dir permissions are reported as: >> d---rwxr-x+ 1 userxyz Administrators 0 May 20 10:06 Cygwin-X/ >> suggestions? > >Problem is that directory is not created with a User DACL, so its parent >probably also lacks a User DACL. > >First check the X11 directories are okay: > >$ ls -gloR /etc/X11 >/etc/X11: >total 23 >drwxr-xr-x 1 0 Jun 15 18:15 app-defaults >drwxr-xr-x 1 0 Aug 2 20:25 fontpath.d >-rw-r--r-- 1 3887 Jun 15 18:20 system.XWinrc >drwxr-xr-x 1 0 Dec 26 2022 xinit >-rwxr--r-- 1 884 Feb 13 2015 Xloadimage >-rw-r--r-- 1 547 Dec 26 2022 Xmodmap >-rw-r--r-- 1 493 Dec 26 2022 Xresources >drwxrwxr-x 1 0 Jun 15 18:15 xsm > >/etc/X11/app-defaults: >total 138 >-rw-r--r-- 1 9870 Apr 27 11:51 Editres >-rw-r--r-- 1 2751 Apr 27 11:51 Editres-color >-rw-r--r-- 1 2872 Jul 16 2023 GXditview >-rw-r--r-- 1 601 Jul 16 2023 GXditview-color >-rw-r--r-- 1 3184 Dec 18 2022 Viewres >-rw-r--r-- 1 973 Dec 18 2022 Viewres-color >-rw-r--r-- 1 22916 May 20 2023 XCalc >-rw-r--r-- 1 11573 May 20 2023 XCalc-color >-rw-r--r-- 1 4086 Aug 12 2022 XClipboard >-rw-r--r-- 1 754 Dec 18 2022 Xfd >-rw-r--r-- 1 4928 Apr 27 12:17 XFontSel >-rw-r--r-- 1 106 Apr 27 12:12 XLoad >-rw-r--r-- 1 6148 Apr 27 12:13 Xman >-rw-r--r-- 1 3871 Apr 27 12:47 XSm >-rw-r--r-- 1 11515 Jan 25 2024 XTerm >-rw-r--r-- 1 5826 Jan 25 2024 XTerm-color > >/etc/X11/fontpath.d: >total 7 >lrwxrwxrwx 1 30 Apr 17 2018 urw-fonts -> /usr/share/X11/fonts/urw-fonts >lrwxrwxrwx 1 27 Jun 15 18:13 'xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi:unscaled:pri=30' -> >/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi >lrwxrwxrwx 1 26 Jun 15 18:13 'xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi:unscaled:pri=20' -> >/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi >lrwxrwxrwx 1 25 Jun 15 18:13 'xorg-x11-fonts-misc:unscaled:pri=10' -> >/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc >lrwxrwxrwx 1 26 Jun 15 18:13 xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 -> >/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1 > >/etc/X11/xinit: >total 28 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 3770 Dec 26 2022 startxwinrc >-rwxr-xr-x 1 2692 Dec 26 2022 Xclients >drwxr-xr-x 1 0 Apr 24 2023 Xclients.d >-rwxr-xr-x 1 1486 Dec 26 2022 xinitrc >drwxr-xr-x 1 0 Mar 10 2024 xinitrc.d >-rw-r--r-- 1 1870 Dec 26 2022 xinitrc-common >-rwxr-xr-x 1 4740 Dec 26 2022 Xsession > >/etc/X11/xinit/Xclients.d: >total 4 >-rwxrwxr-x 1 110 Apr 1 2023 Xclients.openbox.sh >-rwxrwxr-x 1 177 Apr 1 2023 Xclients.openbox-gnome.sh >-rwxrwxr-x 1 122 Apr 1 2023 Xclients.openbox-kde.sh >-rwxr-xr-x 1 121 Dec 18 2022 Xclients.xinit-compat.sh > >/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d: >total 3 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 558 Feb 24 2024 00-start-message-bus.sh >-rwxr-xr-x 1 543 Dec 26 2022 localuser.sh >-rwxr-xr-x 1 537 Sep 4 2017 xdg-user-dirs.sh > >/etc/X11/xsm: >total 1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 77 Apr 27 12:47 system.xsm > >Next go to the Cygwin-X directory and check up the parents in the path until >you can see drwxr[-w]xr[-w]x, and check that directory has User DACLs e.g. >[sanitized]: > >$ lsattr -d /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ Readonly, Notindexed >$ls -dl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ >drwxr-xr-x+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Dec 7 2019 >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ > >$ getfacl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ ># file: /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/ ># owner: SYSTEM ># group: SYSTEM >user::rwx >group::r-x >group:Administrators:rwx #effective:r-x >group:Users:r-x >mask::r-x >other::r-x >default:user::rwx <<< >default:user:$USER:--- <<< >default:user:$Admin:--- <<< >default:group::--- >default:group:Administrators:rwx #effective:r-x >default:group:Users:r-x >default:mask::r-x >default:other::r-x > >$ icacls C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start?Menu >C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu $HOSTNAME/$USER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(DE,DC) > > $HOSTNAME/$Admin:(OI)(CI)(IO)(DE,DC) > NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F) > > BUILTIN/Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F) > BUILTIN/Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) > Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) >Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files > >then work your way back down checking: > >$ lsattr -d /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/ >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/ Readonly, >Notindexed >$ ls -dl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ Menu/Programs/ >drwxr-xr-x+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Aug 22 17:30 >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/ >$ getfacl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ Menu/Programs/ ># file: /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/ ># owner: SYSTEM ># group: SYSTEM >user::rwx >user:$USER:r-x >user:$Admin:rwx #effective:r-x >group::r-x >group:Administrators:rwx #effective:r-x >group:Users:r-x >mask::r-x >other::r-x >default:user::rwx <<< >default:user:$USER:--- <<< >default:user:$Admin:--- <<< >default:group::--- >default:group:Administrators:rwx #effective:r-x >default:group:Users:r-x >default:mask::r-x >default:other::r-x >$ icacls C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start?Menu/Programs >C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs >$HOSTNAME/$USER:(I)(OI)(CI)(DE,DC) > >$HOSTNAME/$Admin:(I)(OI)(CI)(DE,DC) > NT > AUTHORITY/SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(F) > >BUILTIN/Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(F) > > BUILTIN/Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) > Everyone:(I)(OI)(CI)(RX) >Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files > >so try fixing that with: > >$ setfacl -md:u:$USER:rwx >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ Menu/Programs >$ chmod a+rx /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs > >then list Cygwin-X: > >$ lsattr -d /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >--- >$ ls -dl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >drwxr-xr-x 1 $USER None 0 Dec 26 2022 >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >$ getfacl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ ># file: /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ ># owner: $USER ># group: None >user::rwx >group::r-x >other::r-x >default:user::--- !!! >default:group::r-x >default:other::r-x >$ icacls C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start?Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X >C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X >$HOSTNAME/$USER:(F) > > $HOSTNAME/None:(RX) > Everyone:(RX) > NULL > SID:(OI)(CI)(IO)(DENY)(Rc,S) > CREATOR > OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(DENY)(S,RD,REA,X) > CREATOR > OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(D,Rc,WDAC,WO,RA,WA) > CREATOR > GROUP:(OI)(CI)(IO)(RX) > >Everyone:(OI)(CI)(IO)(RX) >Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files > >and try fixing that with: > >$ setfacl -b /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >$ setfacl -md:u::rwx /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >$ chmod a+rx /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ > >then list: > >$ lsattr -d /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >--- >$ ls -dl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >drwxr-xr-x 1 $USER None 0 Dec 26 2022 >/proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ >$ getfacl /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start\ >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ ># file: /proc/cygdrive/c/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start >Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X/ ># owner: $USER ># group: None >user::rwx >group::r-x >other::r-x >default:user::rwx >default:group::r-x >default:other::r-x >$ icacls C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start?Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X >C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Cygwin-X >$HOSTNAME/$USER:(F) > > $HOSTNAME/None:(RX) > Everyone:(RX) > CREATOR > OWNER:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F) > CREATOR > GROUP:(OI)(CI)(IO)(RX) > >Everyone:(OI)(CI)(IO)(RX) >Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files > >Now hopefully when you rerun setup, it will succeed with the shortcuts. > >-- >Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada > >La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved >non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add >mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut > -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry > >-- >Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html >FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ >Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html >Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- scow...@sonic.net +1 510 380 8661 -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
