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On Sep 2 16:17, Achim Gratz wrote: > >From f19ff76eb48e82dcc15fd02bc97a503f1f4a3344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@Stromeko.DE> > Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 16:14:02 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] Remove some dangerous advice from the FAQ > > --- > winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml | 12 ++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml > index 3917f2d30..b242fbae4 100644 > --- a/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml > +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-setup.xml > @@ -610,16 +610,20 @@ folders that are causing the error. For example, sometimes files used by > system services end up owned by the SYSTEM account and not writable by regular > users.</para> > <para>The quickest way to delete the entire tree if you run into this problem > -is to change the ownership of all files and folders to your account. To do > +is to take ownership of all files and folders to your account. To do > this in Windows Explorer, right click on the root Cygwin folder, choose > Properties, then the Security tab. If you are using Simple File Sharing, you > will need to boot into Safe Mode to access the Security tab. Select Advanced, > then go to the Owner tab and make sure your account is listed as the owner. > Select the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox and press Ok. > After Explorer applies the changes you should be able to delete the entire tree > -in one operation. Note that you can also achieve this in Cygwin by typing > -<literal>chown -R user /</literal> or by using other tools such as > -<literal>icacls.exe</literal>. > +in one operation. Note that you can also achieve by using other tools such as > +<literal>icacls.exe</literal> or directly from Cygwin by using > +<literal>chown</literal>. Please note that you shouldn't use the > +recursive form of chown on directories that have other file systems > +mounted under them (specifically you must avoid > +<literal>/proc</literal>) since you'd change ownership of the files under those > +mount points as well. > </para> > </listitem> > <listitem><para>Delete the Cygwin shortcuts on the Desktop and Start Menu, and > -- > 2.14.1 > Pushed. Thanks, Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
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