> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:10:11 -0500
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Setup.exe (v2.609) Primary Group Problem
>
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>> Sorry for mailing twice, I never got a response. Is there a workaround for
>>> getting the default install group to be what I want it to be?
>>
>> I don't understand why a later chgrp doesn't provide what you need.
>>
>>
>> Corinna
>>
>
> That's what I'm doing now, but that means I have to chgrp every time packages
> are installed or updated. One package isn't really a problem, but doing this
> for many packages is. I have to know all file paths associated with every
> installed/updated package and chgrp( -R) on all of them (which can be time
> consuming). Even using -R sometimes won't do because some subdirectories'
> groups would need to remain.
>
> Would adding cmd line arguments for user/group to setup.exe be possible?
>
> - Matt
I have used a script like the attached for years, after each time I run setup.
The extra x permissions do no harm and save a lot of work.
...Karl
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#!/bin/bash
echo Setting up Cygwin mount points
cygwin-mount-points
echo "Globally changing ownership and permissions (except /dev /home /proc)"
cd /
chown administrators.none .
chmod 0755 .
for item in /* ; do
if [ "$item" != /dev -a "$item" != /home -a "$item" != /proc ]; then
if [ -d "$item" ]; then
chmod -R 0755 "$item" &>/dev/null
chown -R administrators.none "$item"
chmod -R 0755 "$item"
else
chown administrators.none "$item"
chmod 0755 "$item"
fi
fi
done
echo Fixing up /dev
chown administrators.none /dev
chmod 0755 /dev
echo Fixing up /etc
rm -f /etc/ssh_host_key
rm -f /etc/ssh_host_key.pub
rm -f /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
rm -f /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
chmod 0600 /etc/ssh*
chown root.none /etc/ssh*
echo Fixing up /home
chown administrators.none /home
chmod 0755 /home
echo Fixing up /tmp
chmod 1777 /tmp
rm -fr /tmp/* &>/dev/null
echo Fixing up /var
chown root.none /var/empty
chmod 1777 /var/log
rm -f /var/log/agent*.log
chmod 644 /var/log/lastlog
chown root.none /var/log/lastlog
rm -f /var/log/OpenSSH.log
rm -f /var/run/ssh.pid
chmod 644 /var/run/utmp
chown root.none /var/run/utmp
chmod 1777 /var/tmp
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