Permissions on Files Created with Cygwin

Whenever I create files with cygwin (using whatever utilitity or editor) I get these permissions as reported by icacls:   NULL SID:(DENY)(Rc,S,X,DC)   MALIN\rob:(R,W,D,WDAC,WO)   NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(DENY)(S,X)   BUILTIN\Administrators:(DENY)(S,X)   MALIN\None:(R)   NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX,W)   BU

Files and Directories created by cygwin utilities do not have inheritance on

Whenever I create a new file or directory using a cygwin utility, that object does not have the property that it inherits ACLs from its container. This appears to be true whether or not the noacl mount flag is on it the fstab. By contrast, using a windows utility (eg notepad or explorer) to creat

Very slow i/o to external hard drive's HFS+

). (In Windows Device Manager I have the policy for the drive set to be "Better Performance"  and not "Quick Removal" -- apparently the latter can lead to dramatic degradation in performance). Can anyone suggest what might be the cause? Rob Stevens -- Problem reports: