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Re: Avoiding /etc/passwd and /etc/group scans
Christopher Faylor wrote:
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>
> I guess I have to look at the code. A file with a .exe extension is
> supposed to be executable by default. It should even show up as -x.
>
That's without ntsec. With ntsec Cygwin reads the Windows ACL and
attempts to translate it to Unix modes.
The executability of a file (ultimately by Windows) shouldn't depend on
ntsec, although the mode displayed by ls -l does.
With ntsec you can chmod 666 a.exe and it won't be executable (even
by clicking on it), although ls -l with nontsec will show x
(that's an item I didn't understand in Jason't recent mail).
>
> Do you have an idea about why a fresh install on a new system would have
> problems? Is this merely because there is no mkpasswd -d happening?
That's the only reason I see, apart from multi-domain.
Jason raised another issue:
> My WAG is that /bin is 700 and owned by Administrators which causes
> setup.exe to create .exe files with the same permissions.
I have not followed setup, so ignore the questions if they are worn out:
- Does setup attempt to control the modes of the files it unpack?
- Do the modes depend on the value of ntsec when setup is run
(e.g. inheriting from the directory)?
Pierre