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diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml index 39a1ac1c3..8c1835645 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/faq-using.xml @@ -282,24 +282,17 @@ must create the whatis database. Just run the command <question><para>Why doesn't chmod work?</para></question> <answer> -<para><literal>ntsec</literal> will allow UNIX permissions in Windows NT on NTFS file -systems. This is on by default (a recent change). -</para> -<para><literal>ntea</literal> works on NTFS <emphasis>and</emphasis> FAT but it creates a huge, -<emphasis role='bold'>undeletable</emphasis> file on FAT filesystems. -</para> -<para>(The <literal>ntsec</literal> and <literal>ntea</literal> settings are values for the -<literal>CYGWIN</literal> environment variable. See the Cygwin User's Guide at -<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html">http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html</ulink> for more -information on this variable and its settings.) -</para> -<para>There is no solution at all for Windows 9x. -</para> -<para>If you have an application that requires a certain permission mode on a -file, you may be able to work around this requirement by modifying the -application's source code. For a hint, based on work done by Corinna -Vinschen for OpenSSH, see this message from the cygwin mailing list: -<ulink url="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-11/msg01176.html">http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2000-11/msg01176.html</ulink>. +<para>The most common case is that your <literal>/etc/passwd</literal> +or <literal>/etc/group</literal> files are not properly set up. If +<literal>ls -l</literal> shows a group of <literal>mkpasswd</literal> +or <literal>mkgroup</literal>, you need to run one or both of those +commands. +</para> +<para>For other cases, understand that Cygwin attempts to show UNIX +permissions based on the security features of Windows, so the Windows +ACLs are likely the source of your problem. See the Cygwin User's +Guide at <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html" /> +for more information on how Cygwin maps Windows permissions. </para> </answer></qandaentry> |