> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of James Bond > Sent: 06 June 2004 03:23
> I am now just left with the old corrupted c:\cygwin dir which I named > c:\dead and which I cannot get rid of period. Maybe it's just that the perms are wrong because the install went wrong. Make sure you're logged in as local administrator, then try chdir /cygdrive/c/dead chown -R Administrator * rm -rf * (alternatively, right click the 'dead' folder in windoze explorer, bring up the properties, click to the Security tab, click 'Advanced', click to the 'Owner' tab, and change the owner to your user name, selecting the option to apply the change to all subcontainers and objects; then you should be able to delete it from explorer). cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- 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/