X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <0AC61CA99667450C9243C79200890D98@cit.wayne.edu> From: "Lee Maschmeyer" To: References: <76B81B8B64B6254B98733990F38621DA6A0F AT sron-chi-exc05 DOT ronin DOT roncap DOT com> <4CD35A71 DOT 3030707 AT cygwin DOT com> <76B81B8B64B6254B98733990F38621DA6A13 AT sron-chi-exc05 DOT ronin DOT roncap DOT com> Subject: Re: Executable bit check Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 12:29:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Well, all I know is that I cannot execute a script on Cygwin unless the execute bit is set. In order not to be bothered by Windows files I created a separate directory, /home/, set $HOME to this value, and also put it in /etc/passwd. Or, could you remove yourself from those other groups that give you the execute ability? I assume you're not on a fat* disk. HTH, -- Lee Maschmeyer Wayne State University Computing Center 5925 Woodward, #281 Detroit MI 48202 USA -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple