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Re: post b20.1: How to disable umask and access UNC path



To use this dll without the new NT Security coding SET CYGWIN=nontsec ...

Earnie

--- igoresha@iwmail.com wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I played with a recent (1999.08.03) coolview binaries from Sergey Okhapkin
> which, I suppose, contain latest cygwin1.dll and have found that umask
> finally works.
> Unfortunately permitions it uses on new files are not suitable for me and I
> wish to disable the new umask support. The reason:
> I use cygwin on NT workstation that is not a domain member where I am member
> of Administrator group and often I access files on another coputer which 
> is a domain member and where I am NOT an administrator. I have the same
> account name and password so it is not a problem to access
> //domain-mmeber/share
> but then with umask 007 after 
> cd //domain-mmeber/share
> touch x
> I have the following permitions for x:
> Account Unknown: Special Access(RWDPO)
> <domain-name>\Administrators: Special Access(RWDPO)
> Everyone: Special Access ()
> System: Full Control
> 
> I do not like that "Account Unknown:"
> and second I do not like to have 
> "System: Full Control" by default.
> 
> It also missed a backup group from the parent directory
> so new files will not be backuped (which IMHO is just an unaceptable change).
> 
> So how can I return to the parent directory permition 
> inheritance in a post b20.1 world?
> 
> Also, what is a right way to access UNC path under new 
> /cygdrive procedure?
> I tried 
> /cygdrive/host/share
> /cygdrive//host/share
> but it seems that only old
> //host/share
> works.
> 
> Regards, Igor Boukanov
> 
> PS. My CYGWIN is
> tty noglob binmode
> 
> 
> 
> 
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