If you are a command-line junkie, you should have a Windows command called cacls that would also work. Something like: C:\>cd cygwin C:\cygwin>cacls * /T /E /G Flo:F
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Igor Pechtchanski > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 8:19 PM > To: Flo > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RE : How can i really uninstall completly cygwin > from Windows XP Pro ??? > > > The first is a bug in the Cygwin version of chown. A > temporary workaround > would be to use "chown -R Flo /*; chown Flo /". > > For the Windows way, go to the Properties dialog, then to the > "Security" > tab, then click on the "Advanced" button at the bottom, go to > the "Owner" > tab, and change the owner to yourself (this recipe is for > Win2k, but XP > should be reasonably similar). > Igor > > On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, Flo wrote: > > > Hello Thx for your help but i get and error : > > > > > This is due to the permission and ownership settings on > these files. > > > To be able to remove them, you should first take ownership of the > > > whole Cygwin folder, either by running "chown -R $USER /" as an > > > administrative user, or, if you've already removed part > of Cygwin, by > > > going through Windows Explorer's file properties dialog for > > > "c:\cygwin", in Advanced permission settings. > > > > The error : > > > > $ chown -R Flo / > > chown: getting attributes of `//bin': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//cvsroot': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//cygwin.bat': No such file > or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//cygwin.ico': No such file > or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//etc': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//ftp': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//home': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//lib': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//opt': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//temp': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//tmp': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//usr': No such file or directory > > chown: getting attributes of `//var': No such file or directory > > > > The permissions didn't change and in advanced mode of file > properties i > > can't make any change, there isn't any permission options. > In standard > > mode, when i uncheck "Read-only" permissions i get the > Access refused > > error on any system files. > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Envoyé : samedi 7 février 2004 19:46 > > À : Flo > > Cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Objet : Re: How can i really uninstall completly cygwin > from Windows XP > > Pro ??? > > > > On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Flo wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have a question i ever seen in this forum but without a correct > > > response : > > > > > > How can i uninstall completly cygwin from Windows XP Pro ??? > > > > > > I try uninstall it with the setup.exe but it doesn't work : > > > > > > The FAQ says that : > > > > > > How do I uninstall all of Cygwin? > > > > > > Setup has no automatic uninstall facility. Just delete everything > > > manually: > > > * Cygwin shortcuts on the Desktop and Start Menu > > > * The registry tree `Software\Cygnus Solutions' under > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEand/or HKEY_CURRENT_USER. > > > * Anything under the Cygwin root folder, `C:\cygwin' by default. > > > * Anything created by setup in its temporary working directory. > > > It's up to you to deal with other changes you made to your system, > > such > > > as installing the inetd service, altering system paths, etc. Setup > > would > > > not have done any of these things for you. > > > > Oh, good, you actually read the FAQ... :-) > > > > > So, i stopped and removed the SSHD and INETD services and tried to > > > delete everything manually: > > > But i got "Acces refused" error on cygwin System files like : > > > sshd_config, ssh_config, ssh_host_dsa_key, inetd.log... > > > > This is due to the permission and ownership settings on > these files. To > > be able to remove them, you should first take ownership of the whole > > Cygwin folder, either by running "chown -R $USER /" as an > administrative > > user, or, if you've already removed part of Cygwin, by going through > > Windows Explorer's file properties dialog for "c:\cygwin", > in Advanced > > permission settings. > > > > > One day i tried to delete the cygwin directory and i > didn't have any > > > problem but now on every cygwin install i get this > problem and it make > > > me nuts. > > > I also tried to start windows in sage mode and delete it > but it didn't > > > work. > > > > This won't help - safe mode doesn't change file ownership. It only > > helps > > if the files are reported as being "in use" because there > are services > > that are automatically started in normal mode. In this > case, you can > > also > > simply stop the services via "cygrunsrv -E <servicename>". > > > > > Why the cygwin developpers didn't make un uninstaller, is it so > > > difficult for them ?!!! > > > > Nobody bothered. The principle of open-source development is "you > > scratch > > your itch, and then share the results". If you need an uninstaller, > > feel > > free to contribute one. <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>. > > > > > Another BIG question why the Cygwin installer developpers > made a so > > > small windows to check packages to install with Cygwin ? > instead this > > > windows isn't resizable ?!! > > > > It's currently under development. Try a setup snapshot: > > <http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/>. > > > > > Florent > > > > HTH, > > Igor > > -- > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. 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