On Apr 11 20:47, Charles Wilson wrote: > Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: >> If you want, download http://wpkg.org/test.7z >> You will need 7zip to extract it (or something compatible). > > Such as the cygwin p7zip program, or the native programs distributed by the > upstream 7zip project (google...) > > However, be warning: 7zip -- and the 7zip format -- contain NO provisions > for storing unix style permissions, unix style ACLs, nor Windows/NTFS style > ACLs. > > Therefore, if Corinna 'unpacks' you test file, she will NOT necessarily be > testing your exact scenario. So, you need to use a tool that cares for > such things (the exact tool will depend on the OS (and cygwin, if OS=win) > for your server, and for your client. > > I point this out, because it may not be a UTF filename encoding problem at > all. You just might not have the appropriate permissions to access the > (remote, local) files.
If he's running under and admin account, that would not be a problem because of the backup privilege mystery :) Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/
