What I will do is describe the steps I took to make it work
1) I created a new group called "cygwin" 2) as an administrator I started the cygwin environent 3) at the cygwin prompt I typed the following command editrights.exe -u cygwin -a SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4) add the cygwin group to those users who should be able to access cygwin
The new privileges should be available to the users the next time they sign on.
Also, if you only have 1 or 2 users who will need the cygwin environment, and you know that those users will not change, you may find it just as easy to skip the new group, and directly apply the privilege to the user profile(s). My experience has been that change is the norm, so I really would suggest using the group, as it is easier to maintain, and makes your intentions clear to any admin who would need to follow you on that system
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