I want to call again your attention on the fact that when /etc/profile sets
chmod 1777 /tmp the simple user (NOT Admin. priv) receives chmod: changing permissions of `/tmp': Permission denied even if he starts the standard bash-shell without the XServer activated! i.e. the problem remains for the simple user who does not use X. thank you. angelo. -- 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/