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Re: Permissions problems after domain change


Dave Korn wrote:
> On 16 August 2006 15:10, Chuck wrote:
> 
>> One more question on this topic. I still have a lot of files scattered
>> around the HD with an owner and/or group of "????????" (numeric uid of
>> 4294967295).
> 
>   That's -1.
> 
>> Most of them are system files like ssh_config or the
>> /cygdrive/ directory. What user id and group should own these files?
> 
>   'nobody'.  See the thread "group "name" for numberic value 2**32-1?" from
> last Friday.  (You did search the archives, then?)
> 
> 
>     cheers,
>       DaveK

I did see that thread but couldn't determine from it what the correct
setting is. Are you saying to leave it as ????????, or do a "chown
nobody:nobody" on all those files?


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