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FAQ: uninstalling cygwin, permissions related problem
- From: Robert Osowiecki <robert dot osowiecki at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 17:35:53 +0200
- Subject: FAQ: uninstalling cygwin, permissions related problem
Hello,
While trying to uninstall Cygwin from Windows7 following FAQ 2.19, I
was stuck for quite a long time with file permissions problem, until I
finally found out that SSH host key files in /etc have some "Special
permissions" which prevent removing them. Windows system was not very
helpful saying only "I cannot remove cygwin, you need permission from
Administrator/MYHOST".
Could you please include this case in FAQ?
Regards,
Robert.
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