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Re: Can not create file any more.


On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 03:27:45PM +0100, Thierry Pirot wrote:
> 
>    Hello, 
> 
> I reinstalled cygwin from scratch from different mirrors, but the problem
> remains. 
> However, I can create files if I unset the CYGWIN variable; 
> 
> Administrator ~ $export CYGWIN=ntsec
> Administrator ~ $touch xxx
> touch: creating `xxx': Permission denied
> Administrator ~ $id
> uid=500(Administrator) gid=513(None)
> groups=0(Everyone),544(Administrators),545(Users)
> Administrator ~ $export CYGWIN=
> Administrator ~ $touch xxx
> Administrator ~ $id
> uid=500(Administrator) gid=513(None) groups=513(None)
> 
> 
> Please, tell me what further information I should give and help me to recover
> a fully working cygwin, which I have made my work environment. 

Send an strace of `touch xxx'.  Perhaps that helps to find the problem.

Corinna

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