On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 02:29:16PM +0200, Nenad Antic (KI/EAB) wrote: > [6/7/2007 12:26 AM] Jerome Fong wrote: >> >> I was wondering if there was a way to save and duplicate my cygwin >> installation so I can replicate it on a different machine. > [snip] > > The following has worked for me over more than 6 computers since 99: > > Do > > mount -m > cygwin_mount_points.bat > > Shut down all cygwin apps, including installed services. Archive the entire > cygwin directory with WinRAR (shareware, and so much better than any xZip, > will preserve symlinks). > > cd to the cygwin dir and save all ntfs file permissions using Pedelstal > Software's NTSEC suite (shareware and still available at > http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000034210), more specifically using > saveacl. > > saveacl -r -usepriv * cygwin_permissions.txt > > Use your text editor of preference and globally search and replace any user > names that have changed between the old and the new computer in > 'cygwin_permissions.txt'. > > Unpack the cygwin archive to your new location on the new computer.
That seems like a lot of work to go to when you could just use tar to create the archive. It will create files with the proper permissions. cgf -- 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/
