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Re: Can't create new file/directory


Hrm...What's the output of 'ls -ld <dir>'?

James Potts
(james@verge-rpg.com)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek M. Tournear" <tournear@stanford.edu>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:01 PM
Subject: Can't create new file/directory


> Hello all,
> 
> I recently re-installed cygwin, now I can't create a new file or
> directory within cygwin. I even made a new directory using explorer.
> Gave this directory the permissions everyone full control.  In cygwin I
> chmod to 777 on this directory.  It lets me chmod and chown on files and
> directories.  But if I go in that directory and try to make a new file
> or directory it says permission denied.
> 
> any ideas?
> thanks,
> 
> Derek M. Tournear
> SLAC Research Associate (650) 926-3971 fax (650) 926-4335
> GOD BLESS AMERICA!
> http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~tournear
>  
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