Windows 2008 access to inetsrv directory

I have been puzzling over why a cygwin bash shell cannot access the c:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\backup directory. I have added "Users" and "cyg_server" account to directory permissions. I still cannot cd to or copy from the backup sub-directory. I saw postings regarding accessing certain Syste

RE: Windows 2008 access to inetsrv directory

Yes, this is Cygwin running on a Windows 2008/R2, 64-bit server. C:\Windows\sysnative?? Are you referring to c:\Windows\SysWOW64? Using the Windows CMD shell or Cygwin bash shell, I do see there is a C:\windows\syswow64\inetsrv directory. But it does not contain, or list, the "backup" directo

RE: Windows 2008 access to inetsrv directory

On this server, there is no sysnative under Windows. From a Windows CMD shell, c:\Windows>dir sy* Volume in drive C is Windows Volume Serial Number is 14F6-5475 Directory of c:\Windows 07/14/2009 01:37 AM SysMsiCache 07/13/2009 10:36 PM system 06/10/2009 05:08 PM

RE: Windows 2008 access to inetsrv directory

Using the bash shell from a 32-bit Cygwin install on the server, I still see no "sysnative" directory $ pwd /cygdrive/c/windows nrgo947@wdiisn03 /cygdrive/c/windows $ ls -lad Sy* sy* drwx--+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Jul 14 2009 SysMsiCache drwxrwx---+ 1 TrustedInstaller Trust

RE: Windows 2008 access to inetsrv directory

Sorry for top posting. But that is Outlook in text mode. Changing directory to "sysnative" worked. I was able to access inetsrv/backup. Thanks for all the help. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http: