Re: Objects in ACL cygwin win 10

[Jim McNamara <nefariousscheme@gmail.com>]

In more descriptive terms, an access control list is a list that determines
which system processes or users are granted access to an object as well as
what operations are permitted on the object.

I tried to refer to the object 'system '. There are other objects like
administrator, administrators, user, and everyone.

Sorry, I tried to initially save keystrokes because I was typing on a phone
keyboard.  Bad idea.

Just wondering, for home users,  that aren't using domains, with ACLs, what
type of objects are listed when you right click on a text file and choose
properties and security in the windows 10 file explorer from within your
cygwin install.

I ask partially because with ACL as context, I cannot find a good example
of 'system' object and what it is used for. I figure it must be either
complicated or the opposite which is well understood .

If you dont answer, I'm only frustrated with myself.

Thanks for your help.

Sorry Brian,

Thanks,
Roboloki








On Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 5:31 PM Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca>
wrote:

> On 2020-10-23 14:02, Jim McNamara via Cygwin wrote:
> > I have : group everyone and my user sid as my ACLs with their permissions
> > in cygwin.  I use chmod to set permissions and dont use fstab.
> >
> > Can someone please check by right clicking properties security tab in win
> > 10 and verify that is all I need?
> >
> > I'm not using any domains.
> >
> > I'm not sure if I need system object that is used for OS things. I dont
> > think so but am not sure.
>
> Not sure what you are asking about, but if you run
>
>         $ ls -dl dir; getfacl dir; icacls dir
>         $ ls -dl dir/file; getfacl dir/file; icacls dir/file
>
> you can see how POSIX perms get translated into POSIX ACLs and implemented
> as
> Windows ACLs.
>
> If anything appears complex or inconsistent, try running setfacl -b on
> dirs or
> files then reapply chmod perms and recheck with the above.
>
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