From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1905 invoked by alias); 13 Jun 2009 11:41:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 1897 invoked by uid 22791); 13 Jun 2009 11:41:20 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-ew0-f228.google.com (HELO mail-ew0-f228.google.com) (209.85.219.228) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:41:13 +0000 Received: by ewy28 with SMTP id 28so1666583ewy.2 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:41:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.210.65.17 with SMTP id n17mr2008066eba.17.1244893270543; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:41:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.2.99? (cpc2-cmbg8-0-0-cust61.cmbg.cable.ntl.com [82.6.108.62]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 7sm1530930eyg.47.2009.06.13.04.41.09 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:41:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4A33932E.2040101@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:41:00 -0000 From: Dave Korn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The Acme Cygwin-Talk Maiming List Subject: Re: Permission problems in release-2 References: <4A308FF5.10108@users.sourceforge.net> <20090611142929.GE4566@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090611160456.GA4849@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A31A7BB.7070005@users.sourceforge.net> <20090612010945.GB6021@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090612092521.GD5039@calimero.vinschen.de> <20090612141040.GB26444@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4A330E10.3020407@gmail.com> <20090613022951.GA28983@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: <20090613022951.GA28983@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-talk-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-talk-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2009-q2/txt/msg00039.txt.bz2 Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 03:25:20AM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >> Christopher Faylor wrote: >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:25:21AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >>>> On Jun 11 21:09, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 07:56:27PM -0500, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote: >>>>>> On 11/06/2009 11:04, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>>>>>> After checking the mount man page, I found an option that can be used >>>>>>> to control umask on a per-mount setting. I just made '002' the default >>>>>>> for the release-2 directory so this should no longer be a problem. >>>>>> The side effect of this is that all files are executable. I don't know >>>>>> if that really matters, but at least I had no problem moving pcre into >>>>>> place this evening. >>>>> Ok, so the option doesn't seem to work as advertised. I've removed it. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone who creates files in release-2 should set their umask to 2. >>>>> That seems to work as it should. >>>> Not when using cpio -dump, unfortunately. >>>> >>>> I'm wondering about the reason for this new permission problem. Can't >>>> we just return to the old behaviour? >>> I AM trying to reinstate the old behavior. >>> >>> We had a system crash last week. I'm assuming that the new behavior is >>> due to that. Probably we started running new version of fuse which >>> caused this change. >>> >>> It's either that or I'm just being mean, made an arbitrary change, and >>> am gloating over all of the inconvenience I've caused. >> Shouldn't you be twirling your mustachios and cackling fiendishly >> before disappearing with a dramatic swirl of your cloak in that case? > > Unfortunately I'm still growing my mustache out after an unfortunate > encounter with an Acme Blow Torch. Somebody distracted me and turned > the nozzle around while I wasn't looking. > > Hmm. I think I may be conflating Snidely Whiplash with Elmer Fudd here. > > cgf Surely if you're an Acme customer and their inventions keep blowing up in your face, you must be Wile E. Coyote? cheers, DaveK