Chris wrote: > > Fixed... I messed up the permissions in my /dev directory. > There may be issues with editing some files in /etc... I think of /etc/hosts, OK... a symlink to a Windows file.
Editing it, you have to be careful with preserving its ownership (including group) and permissions from the Windows point of view. I have been using the cygwin tools from a Windows Admin cmd: c:\cygwin\bin\chown SYSTEM:SYSTEM hosts c:\cygwin\bin\getfacl hosts.bak | c:\cygwin\bin\setfacl -f - hosts Marc -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-1.7--Editing-in--etc-tp22257197p22261804.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- 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/
