Max Polk wrote: > WARNING: If you omit "administrators" then if you reinstall Windows, > you can NEVER, NEVER, EVER get to the file again, even as > administrator! (SOLUTION: use partition magic, convert > your drive to "FAT32" drops the bad permission, then > convert your drive back to "NTFS" which sets default > permissions letting you get to your files again).
Not true. Let me introduce you to an easier way... As an Administrator, simply "Take ownership" ( Properties > Security > Advanced > Owner, and set it to yourself or Administrators ). You can now edit the permissions. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
