On Feb  9 10:01, K Stahl wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2016 1:33 PM, "xnor" <xnoreq@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I have the same problem with Transmission.
> >
> > Sorry for another mail, but I need to make another last correction:
> > It's not Transmission specific. A simple
> > $ cd /cygdrive/path/to/download/dir
> > $ touch test
> > will result in the same broken permissions for test.
> >
> > Doing this in $HOME will result in these Windows permissions:
> > NULL SID
> > Everyone
> > <My User>
> > Nobody (actually non existent S-1-5-21-...)
> >
> > There are also no warnings and no prompt to re-order permissions.
> >
> >
> > File permission for an older file (created before cygwin ACL changes):
> > Everyone
> > <My User>
> > Nobody (actually non existent S-1-5-21-...)
> >
> >
> > So the new ACL implementation simply messes up in directories with non-cygwin permissions.
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> Thanks xnor for documenting the issue!  I've been on travel and didn't
> have access to my cygwin installation.
> 
> In my case, I have to use CVS to download source code and executables.
> Once a file is downloaded, the permissions are set.  Each file created
> using the new ACL features has the NUL SID set and this in turn in
> fine for regular files, but those that have an execution bit set will
> not run unless I open their properties in Wnidows, change the security
> permissions (which states there is a error).

https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2016-02/msg00077.html


Corinna

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